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Grandmothers as caregivers
 — raising children of the crack cocaine epidemic
Author(s)Meredith Minkler, Kathleen M Roe
PublisherSAGE Publications, London, 1993
Pages240pp (Family caregiver applications series volume 2)
SourceSage Publications Ltd, 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4PU
KeywordsInformal care ; Grandmothers ; Ethnic groups ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social welfare ; United States of America.
AnnotationExploration of the increasing phenomenon of African American mid-life and older women raising grandchildren whose parents are casualties of the crack cocaine epidemic. Looks at personal and financial issues and public policy responses.
Accession NumberCPA-930923036
ClassmarkP6: SW2: TK: TOB: TY: 7T

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