NEW PAPER in Journal of Marriage and Family by Elena G. van Stee “Privileged Dependence, Precarious Autonomy”

How does social class shape young adults’ relationships with parents?

In “Privileged Dependence, Precarious Autonomy: Parent/young adult relationships through the lens of COVID-19,” by Elena G. van Stee, the author leverages the case of COVID-19 campus closings to examine how young adults understand and negotiate intergenerational support. Now published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.

This paper has also been published as a working paper in the E&I Working Papers series here: van Stee, Elena. 2021. “Privileged Dependence, Precarious Autonomy: Parental Support Through the Lens of COVID-19.” Penn Education and Inequality Working Papers, #13. https://repository.upenn.edu/education_inequality_workshop/13