Coresidence is Not a Failure to Launch or Boomerang Children

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ID21638757
AuthorsVictoria L Evans (0000-0001-6984-3311, Liberty University, corresponding author), Phyllis J Ferrier (Liberty University), Shannon M Pugh (Liberty University), Lynn Bohecker (0000-0001-5451-6561, Liberty University), Nivischi N Edwards (0000-0001-8273-6828, Liberty University)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue3
Pages459-465
Publication date2022-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Family Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1066-4807 • E-ISSN: 1552-3950
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10664807211063197
OpenAlexW4200080620
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

Literature on emerging adults living with their parents has presented this concept as a problem and emphasized a White European-North American or individualistic voice through the use of terms such as “failure to launch” or “boomerang” children. The authors highlight an alternative term, coresidence, and perspectives from collectivistic cultures outside of the dominant view that have historically been marginalized and underrepresented in research. A case study of the first author's lived experiences as a representative from the Appalachian Highlands culture, provides one example to honor and create space for previously silenced, collectivistic voices in the literature

Collectivism · Honor · Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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