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Influence of expectations for parental support on intergenerational coresidence behavior
Author(s)	Melinda Messineo
Journal title	Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 3, no 3, 2005
Pages	pp 47-64
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Children [offspring] ; Parents ; Family care ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Using the 1988 and 1992 waves of the US National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), this study examines whether the expectations of support by young adults is widely held and if such belief predicts whether young adults will at some point live with their parents before finally leaving home. At issue is whether or not the increase in young adults in the parental home represents a normative shift in the expectations that children have of their parents or perhaps is indicative of some other process. The findings suggest that expectation of support does in fact predict living at home, but only 31% of the respondents felt that parents were obliged to let their adult children live with them. Findings are placed within the broader context of how shifts in age at first marriage and educational attainment influence young adults' transitions out of the home. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-061024003 A
Classmark	SS: SR: P6:SJ: 3F: 7T
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