Establishing and Breaking:Boundary Negotiation in Youth Co-Renting
Co-renting is a practical choice for young people looking for housing in urban areas today,but it also leads to contradictions and conflicts,behind this phenomenton is the impact of boundaries on co-renting relationship.Taking"boundary"as a perspective,based on the in-depth interviews with 16 interviewees and the observation of the online groups,the study finds that co-renters expect a boundary relationship of not disturbing each other and keeping a distance.However,this co-renting boundary in real life is easily breached,and then conflicts are formed due to the aggravation of trivial matters in daily life.Co-renters need a renegotiation of boundaries.The study may provide some empirical references for future research on youth living arrangements.