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"There's no place like home" — an analysis of young adults' mature coresidency in Canada
Author(s)	Barbara A Mitchell, Andrew V Wister, Ellen M Gee
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 1, 2002
Pages	pp 57-84
Keywords	Young adults [20-25] ; Family relationships ; Living with family ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	The propensity for young adults to live in the parental home between the ages of 25 to 34 - termed "mature co-residency" - is investigated. Drawing on a synthesis of life course theory and the concept of social capital, a rationale is developed for examination of emotional closeness to parents during childhood. A number of socio-demographic and structural factors are deemed to be important. Using a subset of 1,760 young adults aged 25 to 34 from the 1995 Canadian General Social Survey, it is found that emotional closeness to mothers and fathers are major determinants of mature co-residency. Other important predictors include child's age, gender, marital status and several family background factors. The implications of the findings are discussed for transitions to adulthood and family development against a changing social and economic landscape. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-0204168205 A
Classmark	SD6: DS:SJ: KA:SJ: F: 3F: 7S
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