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Grandmothers raising grandchildren — family structure and well-being in culturally diverse families
Author(s)	Catherine Goodman, Merril Silverstein
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 42, no 5, October 2002
Pages	pp 676-689
Keywords	Grandparents as carers ; Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; Black people ; White people ; Family relationships ; Well being ; United States of America.
Annotation	Grandmothers raising grandchildren in co-parenting and custodial households in Los Angeles is examined a sample of African American, Latino and White grandmothers. African American grandmothers experienced equal well-being in co-parenting and custodial families; however, if the stresses related to the parents' problems were removed by statistical control, they favoured the custodial arrangement. Latino grandmothers had greater well-being in co-parenting families, reflecting a tradition of intergenerational living. White custodial grandmothers experienced somewhat higher levels of affect (positive and negative), but showed no difference in other types of well-being. The cultural lens through which grandparenthood is viewed therefore has a marked impact on the adaptation to custodial or co-parenting family structures. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021022202 A
Classmark	P6:SW: SW2: SW5: TKE: TKA: DS:SJ: D:F:5HH: 7T
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