Kazana-McCarthy, Julia. 2021. Beyond the ‘Stop Gap’: Young (adult) women’s experiences of living with parents in the aftermath of the Greek austerity crisis. Families, Relationships and Societies, 10(2), pp. 343-358. ISSN 2046-7435 [Article]

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In the context of greater strains imposed by the post-2008 global financial crisis, it has become more commonplace for young people to live with their parents for extended periods. Beyond a domination of Anglophone research, far less is known about whether these experiences of living with parents vary in countries with different economic and cultural contexts. This article focuses on young women in contemporary Greece – a society undergoing radical social restructuring in the wake of the post-2008 economic crisis. Drawing on qualitative interviews with young university-educated women in urban Greece (n=36), the article argues that the current fiscal crisis alongside long-standing patriarchal norms place a significant burden on the lives of these young women. It concludes that evaluation of the impact of financial crisis on the living arrangements of young people should carefully assess the interaction of the gender and cultural aspects of family lives.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1332/204674319X15759631828766
Additional Information:	"This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Families, Relationships and Societies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/204674319X15759631828766"
Keywords:	living arrangements, young women, family, crisis, gender expectations
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology
Dates:	Date Event July 2021 Published 29 January 2020 Published Online 9 December 2019 Accepted
Item ID:	28142
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2020 12:04
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2021 01:03
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/28142

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