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Caring for and learning from each other
— a grounded theory study of grandmothers and adult granddaughters | | Author(s) | Desiree M Seponski, Denise C Lewis |
| Journal title | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 7, no 4, 2009 |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2009 |
| Pages | pp 394-410 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; Women ; Family relationships ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examines the transmission of values between grandmothers and adult granddaughters, including how these values are transmitted bi-directionally and then used to co-create a mutually formed value set. The majority of past studies support that youth look to elders for guidance on life, values and moral development. Few studies have ventured to consider a bi-directional process, in which the elder also benefits from the relationship and a dynamic relationship emerges. Data gathering for this study began with a focus group (n=6) to pilot the interview guide followed by semi-structured interviews with 4 grandmother-granddaughter dyads. Data indicate that grandmothers and adult granddaughters experience a change in their relationship when the granddaughter reaches adulthood, that the relationship is mutually beneficial, that both generations learn from exchanges within the relationship, and that both grandmothers and granddaughters influence each other's personal identity. This study provides insight and a first step toward an emerging theory that suggests relationships are reciprocal and bi-directional between grandmothers and adult granddaughters. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100302202 A |
| Classmark | SW2: SW5: SH: DS:SJ: DP: 3F: 7T |
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