Home, But Not Alone: Socio-Cultural and Economic Aspects of Canadian Young Adults Sharing Parental Households

Authors

  • Barbara A. Mitchell York University

Keywords:

Adult children, Boomerang kids, Family life, Parent and child relations, Social values, Young adults

Abstract

This paper explores several socio-cultural and economic dimensions of intergenerational living arrangements. Data are drawn from a random sample of 1,907 Canadian young adults (aged 19-35) from four ethnocultural groups: British- , Chinese- , Southern European-, and Indo-Canadian. Issues germane to the prolongation of parental roles, midlife mothering, and unpaid work are also highlighted.

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Author Biography

Barbara A. Mitchell, York University

Nancy Mandell teaches sociology and women's studies at York University in Toronto, Ontario. She has just completed two qualitative studies: a SSHRC investigation of community-academic research relationships and an in-depth examination of the health, intimacy and work relationships of Canadian women in mid-life.

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Published

2004-04-01