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The meaning of grandparenthood
— a critical review and research agenda | | Author(s) | P Werner, A Lowenstein, R Katz |
| Journal title | Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 10, no 6, December 1998 |
| Pages | pp 431-439 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Social interaction ; Personal relationships ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Despite the importance of grandparenthood in the personal and family context, as well as its increasing economic, political and legal implications, research addressing its meaning and significance has been sparse, and characterised by theoretical and methodological limitations. The main theoretical limitation is the lack of a clear definition at the conceptual level. Methodological limitations include not only the use of small and non-inclusive samples, most of which pertain to only one or two generations, but also to the lack of a well-developed multidimensional measurement approach. The aim of this paper is to describe the status of research on the meaning of grandparenthood, and to discuss its conceptual and methodological developments, especially regarding measurement issues. An example of an ongoing research programme is provided as a guideline for future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990505001 A |
| Classmark | SW: TMA: DS: 3A:6KC |
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