Roomsharing is where two or more people occupy a room, typically a bedroom. Roomsharing is the norm in some cultures, such as by Mayan families in rural Guatemala.[1] In cultures where it is not normal, it may be comported out of viability, perhaps due to impoverishment.[2] In some developed parts of the world, it may be illegal for siblings of the opposite sex to share a room if they are above a certain age, while it would be fine to do so with a sibling of the same sex or gender identity.[3]

China

Due to Chinese high rents and housing and unemployment crisis in an common co-rental "bedmates" arrangement approach some people shared the same room/bed with strangers.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Callahan, Alice (2015). The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year. p. 93.
  2. ^ Jutte, Robert (1994). Poverty and Deviance in Early Modern Europe. p. 68.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Pamela (2015). Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution: Essays in Honour of Sheila McLean. p. 51.
  4. ^ "'Bedmates' are a hot commodity for China's broke and jobless youth, who say they need to sleep next to strangers just to survive in the country's megacities". Insider.com.
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