Bibliograph

The accordion family, boomerang kids, anxious parents, and the private toll of global competition, Katherine S. Newman

Type

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The accordion family, boomerang kids, anxious parents, and the private toll of global competition, Katherine S. Newman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

charts

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The accordion family

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

719428381

Responsibility statement

Katherine S. Newman

Sub title

boomerang kids, anxious parents, and the private toll of global competition

Summary

Why are adults in their twenties and thirties boomeranging back to or never leaving their parents' homes in the world's wealthiest countries? Acclaimed sociologist Newman addresses this phenomenon in this timely and original book that uncovers fascinating links between globalization and the failure-to-launch trend

Table Of Contents

The slippery state of adulthood -- Why are accordion families spreading? -- In-house adulthood -- I'm ok, you are not -- When the nest doesn't empty -- Trouble in paradise -- The birth dearth and the "immigrant menace."

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