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

Newman, Katherine S., 1953-
2012
HQ755.86 .N4888 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
The accordion family : boomerang kids, anxious parents, and the private toll of global competition / Katherine S. Newman.
Author
Newman, Katherine S., 1953-
ISBN
9780807007433 (alk. paper)
0807007439 (alk. paper)
9780807007457 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0807007455 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 261 pages : charts ; 24 cm
Call Number
HQ755.86 .N4888 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.874084/6
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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