| Description |
240 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; v. 74 |
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Sage focus editions ; v. 74
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Diversity and Symbolism in Grandparental Roles - Vern L Bengtson -- Part One: Grandparents, Diversity, And Socialization -- Continuity and Connectedness - Gunhild O Hagestad -- Styles of Grandparenting Among White Ethnics - William C McCready -- Black Grandmothers - Linda M Burton and Vern L Bengtson -- Issues of Timing and Continuity of Roles -- Part Two: Changing Stuctures, Expectations, And Functions -- Grandparenting Options in Divorcing Families - Coleen L Johnson -- An Anthropological Perspective -- Styles and Strategies of Grandparenting - Andrew Cherlin and Frank R Furstenberg -- Parent-Adult Child Relations as Affected by the Grandparent Status - Joan Aldous -- Part Three: Grandparenthood, Personhood, And The Life Course -- The Contingencies of Grandparenting - Lillian E Troll -- Grandparenthood and Mental Health - Helen Q Kivnick -- Meaning, Behavior, and Satisfaction -- Grandparenthood and the ̀New Social Contract' - Arthur Kornhaber -- Deculturation and the American Grandparent - David L Gutmann -- Part Four: Grandparents, Religion, And The Context Of Values -- Judaic Perspectives on Grandparenthood - Harlan J Wechsler -- Christian Perspective on the Role of Grandparents - Donald B Conroy and Charles J Fahey -- Part Five: Turning Knowledge Into Policy And Programs -- Grandparenthood - Joan R Robertson, Carol H Tice, and Leonard L Loeb -- From Knowledge to Programs and Policy |
| Analysis |
United States Grandparents Interpersonal relationships with grandchildren Conference proceedings |
| Notes |
"Published in cooperation with the National Institute for the Family and the National Jewish Family Center." |
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Based on papers presented at the National Conference on Grandparenting and Family Connections, held at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wis., Oct. 9-11, 1983 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 225-234 |
| Subject |
Grandparenting -- United States -- Congresses.
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Grandparents -- Family relationships -- United States -- Congresses.
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Grandparents -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Bengtson, Vern L.
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Robertson, Joan F.
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National Institute for the Family (U.S.)
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William Petschek National Jewish Family Center.
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National Conference on Grandparenting and Family Connections (1983 : Racine, Wis.)
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| LC no. |
85008337 |
| ISBN |
0803924836 |
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0803924844 (paperback) |
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