This volume presents the results of a comparative study of the processes of the leaving home of young adults in Germany. On the basis of the first wave of the “Generations and Gender Survey”, the processes of departure from the parental home of native Germans and Turkish immigrants are compared with each other. These analyses are guided by theoretical considerations from migration and family sociology as well as research on intergenerational relations. The alignment of the between native Germans and Turkish immigrants is a relevant indicator of integration and acculturation, since the departure from the parental home usually requires intergenerational coordination and can be strongly influenced by norms and values of both generations. The results show that value orientations do indeed have an important impact on the behaviour regarding the departure from the parental home, both for the Turkish immigrant group and for native Germans. In particular, however, gender-specific differences between the two groups can be identified. A key finding of the study is that the departure from the parental home is more closely associated with processes of family formation in immigrants of Turkish origin than it is the case with Germans. There has also been a tendency in native Germans to decouple these life events via the cohort sequence, which cannot be observed in that way among Turkish immigrants.