This book addresses the growing phenomenon of grandparents assuming responsibility for raising their grandchildren. Cox has assembled an impressive team of psychologists, social workers, and nurses, as well as lawyers and sociologists. They draw on their experience to explore the grandparent-grandchild relationship and its intricacies. Lack of preparation, social isolation, psychological and emotional stress, and financial strain all contribute to the myriad of issues involved in this new wrinkle in the American family. Additional topics include: ethnicity and diversity, social services and interventions, and policy reforms. This book will be of interest to all social workers and gerontologists working with custodial grandparents and their grandchildren.
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Section I: Setting the Stage
Why Grandchildren are Going to and Staying at Grandmotherís House and What Happens When They Get There, Carole B. Cox A Profile of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the U.S., Esme Fuller Thompson, Meredith Minkler, and Diane Driver Section II: The Status of Grandparents
Physical Health of Custodial Grandparents, Jonathan Marx and Jennifer Crew Solomon Social Support, Stress, and Special Coping Tasks of Grandmother Caregivers, Carol M. Musil, Susan Schrader, and John Mutikani Psychological Costs and Benefits of Raising Grandchildren: Evidence from a National Survey of Grandparents, Roseanne Giarrusco, Merril Silverstein, and Du Feng Risks of Caregiving: Abuse Within the Relationship, Patricia Brownell and Jacquelin Berman Section III: Policy Issues
Grandparents and Welfare Reform, Faith Mullen Grandparent Caregiving: Legal Status Issues and State Policy, Melinda Perez-Porter and Margaret M. Flynt Planning for Permanence, Martha Johns Section IV: Grandparenting Among Diverse Populations
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Orphaned and Affected by HIV/AIDS, Daphne Joslin Special Situation of Incarcerated Parents, Jeff Porterfield, Paula Dressel, and Sandra Barnhill Profile of Contemporary Grandparenting in African American Families, Diane R. Brown and Joan Mars Culture and Caregiving: A Study of Latino Grandparents, Carole B. Cox, Lisette Resto Brooks, and Carmen Valcarcel Section V: Services and Interventions
Support Groups in the Lives of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren, Carol S. Cohen and Rolanda Pyle Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Carole B. Cox Grandparents and Schools: Issues and Potential Challenges, Nina M. Silverstein and Laila Vehvilainen Community Interventions to Support Grandparent Caregivers: Lessons Learned from the Field, Kathleen M. Roe Section VI: Conclusions
Conclusions, Carole B. Cox ‘
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Carole B. Cox, Ph D, is Professor, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the author of more than 50 journal articles and chapters dealing with various aspects of aging and caregiving.
