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Title: Place, Race, and Parental Co-Resistance: Immigrant and Native-Born Young People in L.A. and New York

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Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: In American society, living apart from parents is widely regarded as a marker of adulthood. Focusing on the nations two largest metropolitan areas, this paper examines the age-specific likelihood that young people will reside with parents or live apart. IPUMS data from Census 2000 show that there are not only marked racial-ethnic differences, but also differences between the two cities. Young people living in the New York CMSA are much more likely to share a home with parents than their counterparts in the Los Angeles CMSA. The CMSA differences are particularly remarkable for whites in their early 20s. Further analysis confirms that residential arrangements are related to other adult social roles and personal resources. Controlling for roles and resources, however, has little effect on either place or race effects on parental co-residence. Racial-ethnic differences in parental co-residence are affected by immigrant generation status, however. Compared to their native-born counterparts, the first generation is less likely to live with parents while the 1.5 generation is more likely.

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Authors: Batalova, Jeanne; Treas, Judith

Conference Name: American Sociological Association

Publisher Location: San Francisco, CA

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Housing and Segregation

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