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| Grandparenting in Europe | | Author(s) | Karen Glaser, Eloi Ribé Montserrat, Ulrike Waginger |
| Corporate Author | Grandparents Plus; Institute of Gerontology, King's College London; Beth Johnson Foundation - BJF |
| Publisher | Grandparents Plus, London, June 2010 |
| Pages | 89 pp |
| Source | Grandparents Plus, 18 Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PF. Website: www.grandparentsplus.org.uk |
| Keywords | Grandparents as carers ; Social policy ; Literature reviews ; Cross cultural surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Despite the growing importance of grandparenting, relatively little is known about its demography, or about how policies in different European countries support different types of grandparental roles. Although grandparents play a pivotal role in family life, legislation and social policies often disregard their contribution as major supporters or caregivers. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has funded this scoping study, in which Grandparents Plus has worked in partnership with the Institute of Gerontology at King's College London and the Beth Johnson Foundation (BJF). This report outlines the study's methodology; presents findings of a systematic literature review; and identifies policies on family and grandparenthood in Europe. It includes information on country specific family policies in respect of parental leave and childcare in Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the UK. The report concludes that as our populations age and the number of children per family falls, the role of grandparents in family life is becoming increasingly significant and an international phenomenon not confined to the UK alone. The report represents the latest developments that will contribute to our understanding of the impact of demographic ageing on society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100817001 B |
| Classmark | P6:SW: TM2: 64A: 3KA: 74 |
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