Shutting Themselves In
Interesting NY Times article about a predominantly Japanese phenomenon - hikikomori, or people who stay in their rooms for over six months with no social life beyond their (parents') home.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html?ei=5090&en=7a1fdac3eb790b32&ex=1294981200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Interesting NY Times article about a predominantly Japanese phenomenon - hikikomori, or people who stay in their rooms for over six months with no social life beyond their (parents') home.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html?ei=5090&en=7a1fdac3eb790b32&ex=1294981200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all