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The middle-aging of the baby boom is turning the United States into a nation of homebodies. For the next two decades the home will be the focus of American life. But the home isn’t what it used to be—Mom, Dad, and the kids have formed an intricate web of relationships because of the baby boom’s complex lives.
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Russell, C. (1987). The New Homemakers. In: 100 Predictions for the Baby Boom. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3468-0_4
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