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Global Economics: "Accordion' Families" Expand for Boomerang Kids and "Parasite Singles" to Move Home (2/14/12)

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In her new book The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents—a phenomenon that...

In her new book The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents—a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series.

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