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The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan

The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in... ASIAN ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan, by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2021, pp. 285, ISBN-10: 0520383494 ISBN-13: 978-0520383494 This is a remarkably interesting book, examining the complex meanings of loneliness in Japan. The book ranges in its explorations from an analysis of suicide websites to a depic- tion of university students in their feelings of loneliness, to the examination of victims of the 3.11 calamity in Japan and how they struggle to renew their lives. The book’s introduction makes the key point that loneliness transcends the individual; while loneliness is a universal feeling, certain types of societies create and exacerbate lone- liness. As Ozawa-de Silva argues, “A lonely society is … one where the people in that soci- ety do not feel … cared for by society as a whole, and where the structures of society promote a sense of loneliness rather than one of belonging and connection” (p. 6). She defines loneliness as “feelings of dissatisfaction that arise with regard to relationships to others or to the environment” (p. 16), a definition more encompassing than those of psy- chologists, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Anthropology Taylor & Francis

The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan

Mathews, Gordon
Asian Anthropology , Volume 22 (2): 2 – Apr 3, 2023
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The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan

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ASIAN ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan, by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2021, pp. 285, ISBN-10: 0520383494 ISBN-13: 978-0520383494 This is a remarkably interesting book, examining the complex meanings of loneliness in Japan. The book ranges in its explorations from an analysis of suicide websites to a depic- tion of university students in their feelings...
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ASIAN ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW The anatomy of loneliness: suicide, social connection and the search for relational meaning in contemporary Japan, by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2021, pp. 285, ISBN-10: 0520383494 ISBN-13: 978-0520383494 This is a remarkably interesting book, examining the complex meanings of loneliness in Japan. The book ranges in its explorations from an analysis of suicide websites to a depic- tion of university students in their feelings of loneliness, to the examination of victims of the 3.11 calamity in Japan and how they struggle to renew their lives. The book’s introduction makes the key point that loneliness transcends the individual; while loneliness is a universal feeling, certain types of societies create and exacerbate lone- liness. As Ozawa-de Silva argues, “A lonely society is … one where the people in that soci- ety do not feel … cared for by society as a whole, and where the structures of society promote a sense of loneliness rather than one of belonging and connection” (p. 6). She defines loneliness as “feelings of dissatisfaction that arise with regard to relationships to others or to the environment” (p. 16), a definition more encompassing than those of psy- chologists, and

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