Using data from National Survey of Families and Households, Frances Goldscheider and
Calvin Goldscheider investigate how gender, ethnicity, religion, economic class, and region …

This article examines the living arrangements of people between ages fifteen and thirty-five
in Europe and the United States. Three regional patterns emerge in Europe. In southern …

This article reviews research from the 1990s on trends in leaving home in the United States
and presents new research on trends in returning home. These trends are placed within the …

Although the importance of social class in family life has preoccupied social scientists, it has
failed to capture the attention of the general public (New York Times 2005). A body of …

The sharp decline with age in the percent of young adults who live with their parents is
usually attributed to other concurrent life-cycle changes in the “transition to adulthood.” We …

* 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 …

Traditionally, children have lived in their parents' homes until they were married and ready to
start their own families. Leaving Home before Marriage explores a step that young American …

Living independently before marriage is part of a broader pattern of family and demographic
change characterizing modern societies since World War II. This paper examines …

This report provides an overview of the status of young adults ages 18 to 24, with particular
attention to outcomes associated with the transition to adulthood including citizenship …

The route to residential independence is not a one-way street; many young adults who leave
their parents' homes subsequently return. Data from the (US) National Longitudinal Study of …