158 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
