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Older women, their children, and grandchildren — a feminist perspective on family relationships
Author(s)	Karen A Roberto, Katherine R Allen, Rosemary Blieszner
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 11, numbers 2/3, 1999
Pages	pp 67-84
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Family relationships ; Children [offspring] ; Grandchildren ; Women's movement ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Using gerontological and feminist frameworks, the authors explored the relationships older women have with their children and grandchildren. In-depth, qualitative interviews were conducted with 34 women in south-west Virginia, US, ranging in age from 57 to 88. From analyses of the women's perceptions of their family relationships, two themes were prevalent: the centrality of children, and the peripherality of grandchildren in their everyday lives. The women had varying degrees of involvement with their children and grandchildren, and these relationships contributed to their sense of self and family. Their relationships were not stagnant, but were continually reshaped as both the women and their family members proceeded through the life course. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-991109205 A
Classmark	BD: DS:SJ: SS: SW5: SH:TM8: 3F: 7T
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