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An '''eligible bachelor''' is a [[bachelor]] considered to be a particularly desirable potential [[husband]], usually due to [[wealth]], [[social status]] or other specific personal qualities. |
An '''eligible bachelor''' is a [[bachelor]] considered to be a particularly desirable potential [[husband]], usually due to [[wealth]], [[social status]] or other specific personal qualities. |
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In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[heir]] to the throne or someone close in succession is often considered to be the nation's, or the world's most eligible bachelor, due to their social status, as has happened with [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books? |
In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[heir]] to the throne or someone close in succession is often considered to be the nation's, or the world's most eligible bachelor, due to their social status, as has happened with [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kOE08Va3p4gC&dq=%22eligible+bachelor%22&pg=PA23] Diana Style |
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By Colin McDowell</ref> and [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]]. |
By Colin McDowell</ref> and [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]]. |
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==Homosexuals as ''apparent'' eligible bachelors== |
==Homosexuals as ''apparent'' eligible bachelors== |
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During the 1950s and 1960s, [[Rock Hudson]] was hailed as an eligible bachelor.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books? |
During the 1950s and 1960s, [[Rock Hudson]] was hailed as an eligible bachelor.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=h4hxUfPouKAC&dq=%22eligible+bachelor%22+gay&pg=PR21] Gay and Lesbian Professionals in the Closet</ref> In the past, if a man chose to remain an eligible bachelor for long, he may have been suspected of being [[homosexual]].<ref>Kathleen Mary Nokes [https://books.google.com/books?id=7gPng0b8eJ4C&dq=%22eligible+bachelor%22&pg=PA95] hiv/aids and the older adult</ref> The euphemism "[[confirmed bachelor]]" has fallen from common usage, as past life patterns involving marriage, divorce, and prolonged bachelorhood have been altered for men since the advent of the [[sexual revolution]]. |
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==Sociology== |
==Sociology== |
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[[Robin Lakoff]] argues that the term indicates an inequality between men and women, as an "eligible bachelor" chooses to be a bachelor, whereas an "eligible spinster" does not have a choice. Lakoff believes this use of language fosters, and grows from, [[sexual discrimination]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031655/https://www.jsri.ro/new/?download=jsri_14_articol_09_iulia_grad.pdf] Words and Women. An eligible bachelor vs. an eligible spinster</ref> Lakoff states "women are given their identity in our society by virtue of their relationship with men, and not vice versa."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books? |
[[Robin Lakoff]] argues that the term indicates an inequality between men and women, as an "eligible bachelor" chooses to be a bachelor, whereas an "eligible spinster" does not have a choice. Lakoff believes this use of language fosters, and grows from, [[sexual discrimination]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031655/https://www.jsri.ro/new/?download=jsri_14_articol_09_iulia_grad.pdf] Words and Women. An eligible bachelor vs. an eligible spinster</ref> Lakoff states "women are given their identity in our society by virtue of their relationship with men, and not vice versa."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bVG5XCa1DkkC&dq=%22eligible+bachelor%22&pg=PA207] Sociolinguistics,By Christina Bratt Paulston, G. Richard Tucker</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 06:43, 27 March 2023
An eligible bachelor is a bachelor considered to be a particularly desirable potential husband, usually due to wealth, social status or other specific personal qualities.
In the United Kingdom, the heir to the throne or someone close in succession is often considered to be the nation's, or the world's most eligible bachelor, due to their social status, as has happened with Prince Charles[1] and Prince William.
Jane Austen's novels are often concerned with the heroine's relationship with an eligible bachelor. Jane Austen's Emma particularly concerns a woman's attempt to obtain a husband for her friend by embellishing the truth. The gentleman in that case sees it as an example of the matchmaker's creativity and falls in love with her.[2]
Homosexuals as apparent eligible bachelors
During the 1950s and 1960s, Rock Hudson was hailed as an eligible bachelor.[3] In the past, if a man chose to remain an eligible bachelor for long, he may have been suspected of being homosexual.[4] The euphemism "confirmed bachelor" has fallen from common usage, as past life patterns involving marriage, divorce, and prolonged bachelorhood have been altered for men since the advent of the sexual revolution.
Sociology
Robin Lakoff argues that the term indicates an inequality between men and women, as an "eligible bachelor" chooses to be a bachelor, whereas an "eligible spinster" does not have a choice. Lakoff believes this use of language fosters, and grows from, sexual discrimination.[5] Lakoff states "women are given their identity in our society by virtue of their relationship with men, and not vice versa."[6]
See also
References
- ^ [1] Diana Style By Colin McDowell
- ^ Wendy Steiner (1987). "Postmodernist Portraits". Art Journal. 46 (3): 173–177. doi:10.2307/777029. JSTOR 777029.
- ^ [2] Gay and Lesbian Professionals in the Closet
- ^ Kathleen Mary Nokes [3] hiv/aids and the older adult
- ^ [4] Words and Women. An eligible bachelor vs. an eligible spinster
- ^ [5] Sociolinguistics,By Christina Bratt Paulston, G. Richard Tucker