A Study of Solo-Livers in Eastern Asia: an Eye on Japan, China and South Korea

Olena Muradyan; Daria Yashkina

doi:10.29038/2306-3971-2020-02-76-84

Автор(и)

Olena Muradyan Харківський національний університет ім. В. Н. Каразіна https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-9635
Daria Yashkina Харківський національний університет ім. В. Н. Каразіна https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4454-4555

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29038/2306-3971-2020-02-76-84

Ключові слова:

соціальні зміни, стиль життя, solo-living, публічний і приватний простір, Східна Азія

Анотація

Процеси індивідуалізації в сучасному світі призводять до багатьох соціальних змін, у тому числі й до змін стилів життя. Змінюється ставлення до необхідності створення сім’ї, починають виникати такі феномени, як «solo-living», проте зростання одинаків не досліджується в рамках глобальних порівняльних досліджень. У межах статті проводиться аналіз того, яким чином розглянуто проблему зростання одинаків у країнах Східної Азії на прикладах Японії, Китаю та Південної Кореї. Автори роблять висновок, що азіатські дослідження демонструють тенденцію, що стиль життя одинаків продиктований нестатком вільного часу через трудову діяльність, протистоянням молоді офіційним політикам своїх держав та підтримкою такого стилю життя маркетинговими компаніями. Перспективами подальшого дослідження тематики є розгляд протистояння соціальних політик держав і політики ринку щодо питання solo-living.

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