A Sociology Of Hikikomori: Experiences Of Isolation, Family-Dependency, And Social Policy In Contemporary Japan

Hikikomori is considered an increasingly prevalent form of social isolation in Japan. This book explores personal hikikomori experiences and explains how post-war Japanese social policy, which depends on corporations and families, has created several generations of isolated, family-dependent individuals in contemporary Japan.

• | Author: Teppei Sekimizu
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Jul 07, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 186 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 166690094X
• | ISBN-13: 9781666900941