Amazing Grace
Subtitle: African American Grandmothers as Caregivers and Conveyors of Traditional Values
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: June 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780275980771
Subjects: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Lifest; Parenting - Grandparenting; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science; African American grandmothers; Grandparents as parents; United States; Sociology
First sentence: Religion and the importance of family are two of the strongest and most meaningful traditions in the lives of African Americans, and grandmothers have performed important helping roles in both institutions.
Description: Intergenerational African families, in which the grandmother is the primary caregiver of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, are increasingly rapidly in American society. Over the past decade, researchers and policy makers have shown considerable concern over the increases in grandparent maintained households. This concern has stimulated a proliferation of research on grandparent caregiving on a wide range of issues. Among these are the impact of multiple roles on health, reasons for the rapid increase, problems and needs, social structure and extended family relationships, social support, role satisfaction, the impact of the AIDS and crack-cocaine epidemics, and emotional/physical well-being.