Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census VTMBH Article: Author Natasha Kolpina VTMBH Article: Publication Poleznaya Gazette VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb It?s widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? empty nest after college. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It?s assumed that in the United States young people flit off to college, then fly even further on their own wings after graduating?they find work, start a family, and so on. A return to the parents? empty nest after college is considered the plight of ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. Yes, young men and women, as usual, leave home and fly off to college, but it appears that many of them return to their childhood rooms in their parents? homes. These are not wrongdoers but young people who receive their diplomas at institutions of higher education, find themselves a job and convince themselves that they can?t independently solve many problems. Such a picture especially seems to contradict the events of the last decade. After all, the internet business took the economy by storm. It seemed like every time you turned around, there was another story in the press about a twenty-something multi-millionaire. Of course, when the bubble broke in the exaggerated rush to open electronic firms, young multi-millionaires became simply millionaires. But it?s not necessary to feel sorry for those folks. This trend refers to another kind of twenty-something. Elaine Aronson graduated from prestigious Smith College with a degree in social work, and found a job with the city of Chicago. Six months later she went home to her parents? house in New Jersey for the weekend, and announced that she was going to have to leave her job and live at home for awhile. The reason? Primarily economic. The rent for her tiny one-room apartment in a relatively safe neighborhood in Chicago came out to just about Elaine?s monthly salary. She had no money left over for anything else. How common is this scenario? It turns out that there are more than 4,500,000 educated, employed people between the ages of 25 and 35 who return to and live in their parents? home for some period of time. And with the rise in the cost of living, this tendency, by all available indicators, will increase. Newsweek conducted an online survey of those leaving college in 2002, and found that 54 percent of those responding planned to spend some amount of time living with their parents; 21 percent guessed they would need to stay under their parents? roof for the better part of a year. For this category of young people, someone has already thought up a name: adultolescents. They are not planning to, or they simply can?t conform to the national standard?work, family, children, buying a home, financial independence. Which trends are connected with this pattern? Well, first of all, the average age at which people get married is increasing. In 1970, Americans started families at an average age of 22. In 2002, that average age is 26. The birth of a first child is being put off ten more years, as they say now, ?under the gun of the biological clock.? Inasmuch as the number of jobs is decreasing, young people drag out the educational process: the ranks of graduate students, doctorates, post-docs, and so on are swelling. Complicated psychological factors must be added to the economic reality. The parents of today?s adolescents?the Woodstock Generation?grew up in the 1960s with the idea of completely rejecting their parents? lifestyle. Their slogan was ?don?t trust anyone over 30.? Today?s young people can?t imagine themselves in such a contentious relationship with their parents. Such close relationships between parents and children haven?t been seen since the time of World War II. Both sides?parents and children?admit that the new situation leaves them with mixed feelings. On the one hand, mothers and fathers have already resigned themselves to facing an empty nest after the kids leave for school; they don?t hide their happiness at the return of an adult child. On the other hand, they know that the longer they financially support their children, the harder it will be for everyone. Then there?s the fact that they are unable to set aside $20-30,000 a year for retirement. Everyone hopes that the situation will change with the end of the recession. But it?s the next census that will have the final word. And that census isn?t far off?2010 fast approaches. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 206 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. It?s widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? em Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-03