Article
Coresidence is Not a Failure to Launch or Boomerang Children
The Family Journal
(2021)
Abstract
Literature on emerging adults living with their parents has presented this concept as a problem and emphasized a White European-North American or individualistic voice through the use of terms such as “failure to launch” or “boomerang” children. The authors highlight an alternative term, coresidence, and perspectives from collectivistic cultures outside of the dominant view that have historically been marginalized and underrepresented in research. A case study of the first author's lived experiences as a representative from the Appalachian Highlands culture, provides one example to honor and create space for previously silenced, collectivistic voices in the literature.
Keywords
- coresidence,
- emerging adults,
- failure to launch,
- boomerang children
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 23, 2021
Citation Information
Evans, V. L., Ferrier, P. J., Pugh, S. M., Bohecker, L., & Edwards, N. N. (2021). Coresidence is Not a Failure to Launch or Boomerang Children. The Family Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807211063197