Author

Contributions

  • Dench, Geoff - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

52,500 words, Guess

Page Count

210 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100765808935
  • ISBN-139780765808936
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001041587
  • OCLC Control Number47756406
  • Better World Books9780765808936
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCHQ759.9 .G7155 2002
  • LCCHQ759.9.G7155 2002

Description

"Over the past few years there has been a surge of interest in Britain on grandparenting - although it is still a long way behind the USA and several European countries in research in the area. The driving impetus for research is coming from parenting organizations and government departments concerned about the effects on female employment of shortages in nursery places, and about the effect of "parenting deficits" on children. Greater involvement of grandmothers in caring for children has seemed to offer a solution to many related problems. It promises to improve care within the family, and enable mothers to take on paid work with fewer fears for the consequences, without removing other working adults in the family from their jobs. This text discusses how today's grandmothers are changing the image and role that they filled in the past."--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Grandmothers: the changing cultureTransaction Publishers2002-01-01

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