Seo Jeong-ryeol: Apartment Sociology

Why do we ‘desire’ apartments? Because they are the most powerful of all real estate assets. Because they are ‘something’ that serves as a substitute for the scale of one’s assets and social status. Because they are the most certain form of currency compared to anything else, and they are the keywords that penetrate this era. Otherwise, it cannot be explained. We desire apartments, live in them, and dream there. We watch TV there, discuss politics there, and look back on our lives there. And we compare ourselves to others and reproach ourselves. It has been a long time since apartments became a sociological object or subject. The question, ‘Why apartments? Why apartment sociology?’ is perhaps nothing more than a question meant to counter with, ‘Why apartments still? Why apartment sociology still?’ - From the text

Korean title: 아파트 사회학

Korean author: 서정렬

Korean publisher: 이담북스

ISBN-13: 9788926886793