Word: therings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"The general public has the impression they all died out in the 1960s," says Michael Cummings, a University of Colorado, Denver, political scientist who has studied communes for 17 years. In fact, Cummings estimates, there are now tens of thousands of "intentional communities"--groups of people who reject conventional neighborhoods...
Behind the resurgent interest in such communities is a significant demographic shift. The average household in America is half the size it was at the start of the century. About a quarter of Americans live alone--and many of these are widowed, retired or both. There are also more single...
Children like the arrangement because they can roam freely from one friend's house to another. Parents appreciate having lots of help keeping watch, and singles enjoy the companionship. "My kids were grown up and gone," says Susan Barnhill, 57, a Mary Kay cosmetics saleswoman, as she rolls her wheelchair...
Immediate neighbors often oppose cohousing proposals but tend to come around once the homes are built. "It's pretty cool," says Ken Tate, 40, who lives across the street from Southside Park. "More neighborhoods should group together like that." Although drug deals go down daily on the sagging porches and...
So far, cohousing construction hasn't kept up with demand. There are 44 projects built in the U.S. and Canada, with 160 soon to be completed and 15,000 people on a list of potential residents. Cohousing units have appreciated or held their value better than comparable homes nearby.