Contemporary Grandparenting - A Comprehensive Textbook

Klappentext This engaging textbook synthesizes the current knowledge about how grandparents operate in the family and in society. Using a number of case studies, the book covers topics such as: the grandparent-grandchild bond; grandparent development; grandparent-parent relationships; normative and non-normative grandparenting activities; the variety of grandparenting activities according to race, gender and age; the relationship of grandparents to the community; clinical grandparenting; and the legal rights of grandparents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Cultural and Historical Variations Research Formation of Identity Functionality Roles Effectivity Family Diversity Raising Grandchildren Clinical Grandparenting Legal Issues Intergenerational Involvement Afterword Great-Grandparenthood

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Kornhaber, Kornhaber Arthur
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.1996
• EAN: 9780803958050
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5805-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Grandparenting, Ratgeber: Generationenbeziehungen, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, Family / Parenting / Childbirth, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships, Aging & Gerontology