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Grandparents Caring for their Grandchildren

Emerging Roles and Exchanges in Global Perspectives

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ID3025854
AuthorsBarbara H Settles (0000-0002-9378-3133, ALL the authors use the same address: Human Development and Family Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 U.S.A.), Jia Zhao (0000-0003-3838-0582), Karen Doneker Mancini, Amanda Rich, Amanda J Rich, Shawneila Pierre, Atieno Oduor
Year2009
Volume40
Issue5
Pages827-848
Publication date2009-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.40.5.827
OpenAlexW2599047455
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited32

Families are the safety nets for society. They handle whatever problem there is no program or organizational response to solve in the larger society. Normative arrangements for exchange and transfer that have served families well for many generations are under considerable strain as demographic, medical and economic change has increased the length of time generations care for each other, the severity of problems that people are surviving while continuing to need care, and the complexity of making long term plans in a globalization setting. This review and analysis will look cross culturally at both traditional arrangements and new expectations and strategies. The cases as seen in several contemporary societies, of grandparents caring for grandchildren will be highlighted in terms of responding to needs and changed circumstances

Development economics · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Globalization · Grandchild · Grandparent · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Psychology

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Unique citing works30
Citations per year2
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28
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