1st Edition

Inside a Japanese Sharehouse Dreams and Realities

By Caitlin Meagher Copyright 2021
158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores social change in Japan at the most intimate site of social interaction – the home – by providing a detailed ethnography of everyday life in a sharehouse. Sharehouses, which emerged in the 2007 'sharehouse boom', are a deliberate alternative to life in the family home and are considered an experimental space for the construction of new social identities. Through a... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Aspiration

Chapter 3: International Exchange

Chapter 4: Public and Private

Chapter 5: Nuisance

Chapter 6: Waste

Chapter 7: Village Society

Chapter 8: Conclusion

References

Biography

Caitlin Meagher is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Skidmore College, USA.