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You've always been there for me : understanding the lives of grandchildren raised by grandparents /

Today, approximately 1.6 million American children live in what social scientists call "grandfamilies"--Households in which children are being raised by their grandparents. In You've Always Been There for Me, Rachel Dunifon uses data gathered from grandfamilies in New York to analyze...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dunifon, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018.
Colección:Rutgers series in childhood studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What leads to the formation of grandfamilies?
  • "I couldn't be prouder to be the caregiver of you": how do grandparents define their roles in grandfamilies?
  • "I get all the love I need": how do youth define their roles in grandfamilies?
  • "I love my daughter, but I don't like her right about now": the role of parents in grandfamilies
  • Policies and programs to address grandfamilies' needs
  • Postscript-where are they now?
  • Conclusion.