The Boomerang Age: Transitions to Adulthood in Families

* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine.

Domestic changes are taking place in the lives of young adults in Western industrialized societies. Today's young people often experience less permanency and more movement in a variety of family-related roles, statuses, and living arrangements. Among the most prominent changes is the phenomenon of "boomerang kids," young adults returning to the parental home after their initial entrance into the adult wor...