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Author Newman, Katherine S., 1953-

Title The accordion family [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] boomerang kids, anxious parents, and the private toll of global competition / Katherine S. Newman.

Publication Info. Boston : Beacon Press, [2012]
©2012
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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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".
Summary Combining personal interviews with careful analysis of economic trends, and paying close attention to differences in cultural values and political structures, Newman sheds new light on the complex trade-offs that recent changes in intergenerational relationships and residence patterns involve for young adults, their parents, and society as a whole.
Subject Parent and adult child.
Adult children -- Family relationships.
Competition, International.
Genre Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Newman, Katherine S., 1953- Accordion family. Boston : Beacon Press, c2012 9780807007433 (DLC) 2011027846 (OCoLC)719428381
ISBN 9780807007440 (electronic bk.)
0807007447 (electronic bk.)
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