Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: ‘Accordion’ Families Expand for Boomerang Kids, ‘Parasite Singles’ to Move Home

In her new book, “The Accordion Family,” sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world’s wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents — a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series.