The "Homeless Etiquette" Social Interaction and Behavior Among the Homeless Living in Taito Ward, Tokyo is based on ethnographic field research carried out in the autumn of 2003 in certain parts of Tokyo. The author of this MA thesis followed the daily lives of chosen groups of homeless people, sometimes participated in their actions, and did a number of open interviews. The field data is analysed using the aspects of Takie Sugiyama Lebra's theory of "social relativism." Lebra's theory is also critically reviewed. The thesis aims to clarify, how and why the interaction and behavior of some...