Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic

by Kathleen M. Roe and Meredith Minkler

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803948468

ISBN13:9780803948464

Release Date:February 1993

Publisher:Sage Publications, Inc

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.12 lbs.

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