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Grandparent-grandchild contact loss
— findings from a study of "grandparent rights" members | | Author(s) | Edward Kruk |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 14, no 4, Winter 1995 |
| Pages | pp 737-754 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Family relationships ; Social contacts ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Discontinuity of grandparent-grandchild relationships has largely been overlooked in social science research, despite the fact that the salience of the grandparent-grandchild attachment bond is the subject of considerable discussion. This article reports the results of an exploratory study of grandparent-grandchild contact loss, by means of a survey of the core membership of five "grandparent rights" groups across Canada. As reflected in the particular concerns of this membership, there are four primary circumstances associated with grandparent loss of contact with grandchildren: parental divorce, conflict with both parents, death of adult child, and step-parent adoption following remarriage. Grandparents whose adult children are non-custodial parents (mostly paternal grandparents) are at high risk for contact loss, and adult children-in-law appear to be the primary mediators in the ongoing grandparent-grandchild relationship. Disrupted grandchild access is seen as having profound negative consequences for grandparents, and this has important implications for socio-legal policy and therapeutic practice. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821278 A |
| Classmark | SW: SW5: DS:SJ: TOA: 7S |
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