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Title: GRANDMOTHERS AS CAREGIVERS
RAISING CHILDREN OF THE CRACK COCAINE EPIDEMIC
By: Meredith Minkler, Kathleen M. Roe
Format: Paperback

List price: £15.99


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ISBN 10: 0803948476
ISBN 13: 9780803948471
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Pub. date: 1 February, 1993
Series: Family Caregiver Applications series
Pages: 256
Description: Based on the first major study of black grandmothers who, as a consequence of the cocaine epidemic, raise young grandchildren, this volume examines: the social and cultural contexts within which grandparent caregiving takes place; the roles and responsibilities of grandparents; how the role of caregiver changes their lives; the cost of caregiving in terms of health, economics and employment; and the role of social support networks.
Synopsis: Based on the first major study of black grandmothers who, as a consequence of the cocaine epidemic, raise young grandchildren, this volume examines: the social and cultural contexts within which grandparent caregiving takes place; the roles and responsibilities of grandparents; how the role of caregiver changes their lives; the cost of caregiving in terms of health, economics and employment; and the role of social support networks.
Publication: US
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Returns: Non-returnable
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