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| A qualitative perspective of family resources among low income, African American grandmother-caregivers | | Author(s) | Gaynell Marie Simpson |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 51, issue 1/2, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 19-41 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Black African ; Grandmothers ; Grandparents as carers ; Poor elderly ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This ethnographic study describes a group of 7 low-income, African American, grandmother-caregivers' perceptions of family resources. An ethnographic design, enhanced by a genogram, captured those who were available and unavailable to provide support to the grandmother. The analysis used a constant comparative method to thematically capture grandmothers' perceptions of family support resources as absent, unavailable, dependent, and reliable support, and the circumstances that led to that status. The findings reveal that many African American grandmothers are rearing children with little family support, owing mainly to the devastation of negative social and economic conditions. The results suggest areas for improvement in social work assessment and intervention. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091104213 A |
| Classmark | TKF: SW2: P6:SW: F:W6: 3DP: 7T |
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