Boundary situation and boredom: Investigating the experience of domesticity quarantine in Guilan province

Domesticity quarantine is a complex and boring matter that is imposed on families as a boundary situation. The main purpose of this article is to study the coincidence between the boundary situation, boredom, and domesticity quarantine experience in the first peak of the corona. This study is based on a qualitative approach and thematic analysis method and semi-structured interviews. The conceptual framework of the article is based on the perspectives of Jaspers and Svendsen. The research results show the relationship between types of boundary situations (problems, distance, revolt, and existential anxiety) and types of boredom (domesticity, satiety, active and aggressive) in Guilan province. According to interviewees, families with low economic and cultural capital had more resistance to health protocols, and passive and aggressive boredom, in families of the upper classes of society, there is less resistance to health rules, but more loving struggle and creative boredom have been observed.