TY - JOUR N2 - In studying contemporary transformations of social relations and family life, researchers and social theorists have been focused on the increased diversity of forms of bonding, coupling and other interpersonal connections. When single people are discussed, either it is to emphasize the disintegration of their ties and the crisis of the family, or their single life is considered as an identity choice. The aim of this text is to look at the experience of singleness not by choice among contemporary corporate employees in Poland and to try to set this experience against the background of a broader social reality, especially the reality of professional work. The text also examines the relationship between relational forms (including being single) and the social system in late capitalism. The experiences of people who are not single by choice are discussed and contrasting variants for people whose single situation is associated with low interpersonal skills and for those with an interactional proficiency are distinguished. In the conclusion, the authors are looking for patterns of connection between being unwillingly single and operating on the late capitalist labour market. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116331/PDF/KiS.2019.63.4.3.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116331 PY - 2019 IS - No 4 EP - 68 KW - social relations KW - deprivation of relationships KW - late capitalism KW - Poland KW - biographical research A1 - Rosińska, Anna A1 - Gońda, Marcin PB - Komitet Socjologii PAN PB - Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN DA - 2019.12.30 T1 - Single, but not by Choice - On Deprivation of Relationships among Polish Corporate Employees SP - 35 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/116331 T2 - Kultura i Społeczeństwo ER -