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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. In cultures where it is not normal, it may be comported out of viability, perhaps due to impoverishment.

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.

See also

• Family

References

1. Callahan, Alice (2015). The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year. p. 122.
2. Jutte, Robert (1994). Poverty and Deviance in Early Modern Europe. p. 68.
3. "'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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