The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection, and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan Volume 14

by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva

Loneliness is everybody's business. Neither a pathology, nor a rare affliction, it is part of the human condition. Severe and chronic loneliness, however, is a threat to individual and public health and appears to be on the rise. In this illuminating book, anthropologist Chikako Ozawa-de Silva examines loneliness in Japan, focusing on rising rates of suicide, the commodification of intimacy, and problems impacting youth. Moving from interviews with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520383486
• ISBN13: 9780520383487
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"