Citations:singlism

Noun: "discrimination against and negative perception of single people"

 * 1975 — The Single Parent, Volume 18, page 23:
 * But it doesn't take long for a widowed or divorced parent to find that our couple-oriented society has forged a modern phenomenon which might be termed "singlism."
 * 2005 — Alison Roberts, "Singles find life isn't all about being coupled", Times Union, 23 October 2005:
 * '"You had better find your soul mate or you'll die alone, and your cats will eat you," DePaulo says.
 * The negative stereotypes add up to discrimination that she labels "singlism."
 * 2006 — Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After, St. Martin's Press (2006), ISBN 9780312340827, page 228-229:
 * Singlism seems to seep into way too many of the nooks and crannies of a person's life and leave its stain. A job applicant shows up for an interview and is asked how he will feel at company social events when he is the only one without a spouse.
 * 2007 — Diane Mapes, Single State of the Union: Single Women Speak Out on Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Seal Press (2007), ISBN 9781580052023, page 237:
 * Everyone, it seemed, had their own personal examples of what I would come to call "singlism." Even the coupled people knew what the rest of us were talking about.
 * 2007 — Leslie Talbot, "Stop Singlism!", Forbes, 21 August 2007:
 * In fact, when it comes to singlism, the government is one of the worst offenders, waving the tax code like a magical fairy wand of approval over married couples.
 * 2009 — Gemma Burgess, The Dating Detox, Avon (2009), ISBN 9780007332823, unnumbered page:
 * 'Is that a single thing?' says Kate. 'You wouldn't believe how much I get asked if I've met any men yet… I thought it was just me.'
 * 'Nope,' says Ant. "It's singlism.'
 * 2012 — Elizabeth Brake, Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law, Oxford University Press (2012), ISBN 9780199774135, page 97:
 * In this respect, "singlism" is like classism, in which individuals are judged inferior due to membership in a social class.