For Americans, moving out of your parents' house and living on your own is the final step in the process of "growing up". It means that you can set your own schedule and determine your own priorities. Your life becomes your own to live. Today, economic pressure and ethnic diversity are challenging this perception and making it more socially acceptable for adult children to live at home. Furthermore, the ability to move out and establish your own household generally means you have established yourself economically. A certain level of responsibility and wealth are required to maintain a household. Most people believe that once an adult child moves out, they no longer require any assistance from their parents.
This perception worked well for the "baby boomers" because they lived in a time of economic prosperity. It was qui
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