You've Always Been There for Me

Understanding the Lives of Grandchildren Raised by Grandparents

Rachel E. Dunifon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2018
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-8400-3 (ISBN)

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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 analyse their unique strengths and distinct needs.

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 their unique strengths and distinct needs. Though grandfamilies can benefit from the accumulated wisdom of mature adults raising children for a second time, Dunifon notes, such families also face high rates of health problems as well as parenting challenges related to a large generation gap. Grandfamilies are also largely hidden in American society, flying under the radar of social service agencies, policymakers, and family researchers. This book gives family researchers a greater understanding of a unique family form, and also offers service providers, policymakers and the general public important information about the lives of an important group of American families.

RACHEL E. DUNIFON is a professor of policy analysis and management and interim dean in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She is also the coauthor or coeditor of several books, including Research for the Public Good.

List of Tables

Introduction

1          What Leads to the Formation of Grandfamilies?

2          “I Couldn’t Be Prouder to Be the Caregiver of You”: How Do Grandparents Define Their Roles in Grandfamilies?

3          “I Get All the Love I Need”: How Do Youth Define Their Roles in Grandfamilies?

4          “I Love My Daughter, But I Don’t Like Her Right About Now”: The Role of Parents in Grandfamilies

5          Policies and Programs to Address Grandfamilies’ Needs

6          Postscript—Where Are They Now?

Conclusion

Appendix

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.10.2018
Zusatzinfo	6 tables
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	0-8135-8400-0 / 0813584000
ISBN-13	978-0-8135-8400-3 / 9780813584003
Zustand	Neuware