common-interest

According to Watters, urban tribes are groups of never-marrieds between the ages of 25 and 45 who gather in common-interest groups and enjoy an urban lifestyle, which offers an alternative to traditional family structures.

The fastest growing form of housing in the United States today is < span id =" CIDs "></ span > common-interest developments ( CIDs ), a category that includes planned-unit developments of single-family homes, condominiums, and cooperative apartments.

The effect, however, was to divert investment from multifamily housing and home construction or renovation in the inner cities, speeding a middle-class exodus to the suburbs and into common-interest housing.

These include cultural and religious groups, academic clubs and common-interest organizations.