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Haudenosaunee grandmothers caring for their grandchildren
— the process of assuming the caregiving role | | Author(s) | Lori Hill |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, no 4, May-June 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2016 |
| Pages | pp 281-295 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Grandparents as carers ; Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This grounded theory study aims to understand the processes, motivations and reasons for Aboriginal grandmothers in Canada assuming the full-time caregiving role for their grandchildren. Fifteen Haudenosaunee grandmothers who were from the Six Nations community (an area some 25km southwest of Hamilton, Ontario) participated in this study. The results indicate that a series of complex factors, circumstances and processes contributed to them caring for their grandchildren. Of particular significance is that, prior to assuming their full-time caregiving roles, they had intermittently cared for their grandchildren as a means of preventing family breakdown. Many of them were accustomed to this type of care arrangement, as over half of the grandmothers had been cared for by their grandmothers or great-grandmothers. Ultimately, they cared for their grandchildren as a means of "keeping the state's hands off" their grandchildren and avoiding child welfare involvement. Furthermore, the women in this study served important, vital roles for healing in Aboriginal families and communities. This is one of four articles in this issue of Journal of Gerontological Social Work which focus on indigenous Elders. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120224 A |
| Classmark | TK: P6:SW: SW2: SW5: 3DP: 7S |
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