| 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." |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011027846 |
| ISBN | 9780807007433 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807007439 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
