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AUTOR(ES) Frances Goldscheider
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
ANO 1997
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Journal of Family Issues
ISSN 0192-513X
E-ISSN 1552-5481
EDITORA SAGE Publications
DOI 10.1177/019251397018006008
CITAÇÕES 17
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 e9f4ad7bab6ea942e08510f73f4c1199

Resumo

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 context of two key theoretical considerations: changes in family roles and changes in the economic opportunities of young adults. The leaving home process in early adulthood is tied to changes in the core nuclear family relationships because those between parents and children shape the launch and those between men and women help to shape the destinations. The economic considerations include variation in income sources, particularly wages and transfers, and the costs of independent residence. These considerations underline the importance of taking a comparative perspective to the process of leaving home in the transition to adulthood.

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