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Combining statistical analyses and personal interviews, this book examines the phenomenon of adult children in the United States who have returned to living with their parents in the family home. It uses both data and narrative to fully detail how such co-residency has shaped this ever-increasing demographic group, who are often referred to as "previously launched adults" or " boomerang children." The author first presents quantitative research using data obtained from the National Survey of Families and Households. Readers will discover the various demographic, household, and economic variables that might lead an individual to move back in with his or her family. This statistical analysis is complemented by 50 qualitative interviews that offer a more in-depth look at the trend from the point of view of those who have experienced it. These interviews of both adult children and their parents cover such areas as personal background, the effects of returning to the parental home, and self-esteem issues. In addition, the book offers cross-country comparisons by looking at the prevalence of this phenomenon in China and Greece. It discusses the different cultural contexts in which adult child and parent co-residence is not seen as particularly deviant, as it is in America, as well as identifies some of the demographic and economic factors that would cause those in different countries to continue to live with their parents. This book furthers research into the sociological study of the family. The quantitative analyses describe the large scale trends and their implications, the interviews provide an important personal context, while the cross-country comparisons offer additional perspectives. Overall, readers will gain a complete picture of this unprecedented demographic shift in the United States, including important policy implications and the plight of young adults coming of age in the 21st century

Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Demography of Marriage and Family: D. Nicole Farris -- Chapter 2. The Demography of Marriage and Family: A History: Anna-Marie Malley, Carol S. Walther, and Karley Nichols -- Chapter 3. Defining Marriage and Families: Data and Measurement: Mary Ann Davis -- Part II: Marriage Practices: The Global Picture -- Chapter 4. Marriage Practices of North America: Bailey Wright and D. Nicole Farris -- Chapter 5. Family Forerunners? An Overview of Family Demographic Change in Sweden: Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk, Jani Turunen, and Gunnar Andersson -- Chapter 6. Parental Leave Policy Influence on Fertility Rates: The Importance of Social Contexts on German and Swedish Reform with the United States as a Reference: Philip Copeland and D. Nicole Farris -- Chapter 7. Residential Segregation and Intermarriage: Xinyuan "Karl" Zou -- Chapter 8. Marriage and Family in Turkey: Trends and Attitudes: Ceylan Engin, Hazal Hürman, and Kimber Harvey -- Part III: Marriage/Family Practices: A Closer Look: Chapter 9. Heterogeneity in Census Identification of Parent-Child Relationships Within Same-Sex Households: Amanda K. Baumle and D' Lane R. Compton -- Chapter 10. The Social Capital of Rural Demography of Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce: Janet Reynolds and Carol S. Walther -- Chapter 11. Race and Marital Quality in the Context of the 2007–2009 Recession: Theresa Davidson -- Chapter 12. Effects of Educational and Metropolitan Context on U.S. Black Intermarriage: Danny Elworth Malone Jr -- Chapter 13. A Demographic Perspective on Childhood Adoptions in the U.S: Mary Ann Davis -- Chapter 14. The Non-traditional Family: Rodrigo Dominguez-Martinez, Stephanie D. Jones, and Carol S. Walther -- Chapter 15. Multigenerational Households: A Descriptive Approach to Distinctive Definitions: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde -- Chapter 16. Boomerang Children: D. Nicole Farris -- Chapter 17. Transnational Motherhood: A Brief Introduction: A. J. J. Bourque -- Part IV: Public Policy, Contemporary Trends, and Future Directions: Chapter 18. Where Were the States? Same-Sex Marriage Before Obergefell: Brian Stephens -- Chapter 19. From Voluntarily Childless to Childfree: Sociohistoric Perspectives on a Contemporary Trend: Shelly Volsche, Shelby Schmidt, and D. Nicole Farris -- Chapter 20. The Contemporary Family: Dudley L. Poston, Jr. -- Chapter 21. Future Trends in Marriage and Family: Gabe H. Miller -- Conclusion: D. Nicole Farris and A. J. J. Bourque.

Part I: Youth Culture and "Kids These Days": Anxious Publics, Disruptive Bodies: Online Discourse about Transgender Children: Kate Henley Averett -- Cybersexism: How Gender and Sexuality Are at Play in Cyberspace: Gabrielle Richard and Sigolène Couchot-Schiex -- Let's Talk About Porn: The Perceived Effect of Online Mainstream Pornography on LGBTQ Youth: Penny Harvey -- Part II: Visual Media and Social Control: Dangers and Possibilities of Online Collective Identity: The It Gets Better Project: Colleen Rost-Banik -- Back That Sexism Up: An Analysis of the Representation of Women's Bodies in Music Videos Randa Simpson Hovater and D. Nicole Farris -- How a Democracy Killed Tamir Rice: White Racial Frame, Racial Ideology, and Racial Structural Ignorance in the United States: Corey J. Miles -- Part III: Online Disruptions and Nonbinary Genders: Sexing the Margins: Homonationalism in Gay Dating Apps: Emerson L.R. Barrett -- Becoming Non-Binary: An Exploration of Gender Work in Tumblr: Megan Sharp and Barrie Shannon -- Prejudice and Social Media: Attitudes toward Illegal Immigrants, Refugees, and Transgender People: Theresa Davidson and Lee Farquhar -- Part IV: Sexual Cultures and Their Isms: The Drama of Predatory Heteromasculinity Online: Sine Anahita -- Negotiating Racialized Sexuality through Online Stancetaking in Text-Based Communication: Ping-Hsuan Wang -- "No Fats, Femmes, or Blacks:" The Role of Body Types, Gender Roles and Race in Condom Usage Online: Jesus Gregorio Smith and Sally Brown. .

This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as changing masculinities; comedic/dramatic portrayals of ethnicity and discrimination; stigma and differences within mainstream media gender stereotypes; intersections of gendered and sexual identities in social media and fundamental institutions.These topics emphasize relevant issues and nuances within popular culture, identities and perceptions and social problems and illustrate the breadth of gender studies and its applications, while the diverse methodologies like historical comparisons; ethnographic, demographic and statistical analyses, demonstrate its epistemology.Each chapter remains solidly founded in gender theory while making significant innovative contributions to the overall field.