The Boomerang Age: Transitions to Adulthood in Families

by Barbara Mitchell

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* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine.

Domestic changes are taking place in the lives of young adults in Western industrialized societies. Today's young people often experience less permanency and more movement in a variety of family-related roles, statuses, and living arrangements. Among the most prominent changes is the phenomenon of "boomerang kids," young adults returning to the parental home after their initial entrance into the adult world. The Boomerang Age, explores the implications of this development in a changing sociocultural, economic, and demographic landscape.

Mitchell begins by addressing definitional, conceptual,...

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  • ISBN10 1138534498
  • ISBN13 9781138534490
  • Publish Date 14 July 2017 (first published 7 November 2005)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 240
  • Language English