Gender, Turning Points, and Boomerangs: Returning Home in Young Adulthood in Great Britain

Demography

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 257-276

  Stone, Juliet ^a   Berrington, Ann ^a   Falkingham, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life course; Returning home; Transition to adulthood; Turning points; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84893623088     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-013-0247-8     Document Type: Article

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