Barbara Mitchell

The Boomerang Age

Transitions to Adulthood in Families

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780202309781
• ISBN-10: 0202309789
• Artikelnr.: 22592660

Autorenporträt

Barbara Mitchell

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and Overview
2. In Theoretical Perspective: The Life Course Approach
3. Family Transitions in Historical Perspective
4. Leaving the Parental Home:
Homeleavers, Mature Coresiders and Boomerang Kids
5. Partners and Parenthood: Family Formation and
Dissolution Transitions of Young Adults
6. Through a Policy Lens: Social Policy and Social Action
in the Boomerang Age
7. Back to the Future-Is the Boomerang Age
Here to Stay?
References
Index