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| A study of mutual support between black and white grandmothers and their adult grandchildren |
| Author(s) | Vicki Ashton |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 26, nos 1/2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 87-100 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; White people ; Black people ; Comparison ; Family care ; Personal relationships ; Geographical distance ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study reports on emotional and concrete help exchanged between a group of black or white grandmothers and their adult grandchildren (aged 18 or over), based on a voluntary, non-random sample of 168 older women and 144 of their grandchildren. The grandmother's perspective formed the basis of the study. Geographic distance and a grandchild's kin placement, gender and race had significant effects on mutual support. A black grandmother received more frequent help from her grandchild and reported a higher level of comfort in asking the grandchild for help. Black grandmothers also reported feeling significantly more burdened by a grandchild's request for help than did whites. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970310014 A |
| Classmark | SW2: SW5: TKA: TKE: 48: P6:SJ: DS: RJ: 3F: 7T |
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