Factors Influencing the Relationships between Grandparents and Grandchildren: A Literature Review

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dc.contributor.authorWon, Seojin
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-28T16:06:00Z
dc.date.available2019-10-28T16:06:00Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe number of non-custodial grandparents as childcare providers has decreased over the past three decades while the number of custodial grandparents has increased dramatically (Fuller-Thomson & Minkler, 2001). However, grandparents are still considered a resource in the family because they provide alternative resources and role models for grandchildren (Bengtson, Burton, & Rosenthal, 1993). Social workers increasingly have examined the needs of custodial grandparents who face many stressors, but the profession lacks current knowledge about functions of non-custodial grandparents who are important supports for families, which is especially crucial as the number of multigenerational households grow. As maternal employment rates rise, mothers increasingly seek alternative caregivers for their children. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that after fathers (24.7%), grandparents were most often alternative caregivers (28.3 %), followed by multiple arrangements (22.4%), and daycare centers (20.6%). Especially when children are young, mothers tend to choose grandparents as childcare providers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5061
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Houston Graduate College of Social Worken_US
dc.subjectSeojin Wonen_US
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Worken_US
dc.subjectGrandparent Relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectSocial work
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Work
dc.subjectGrandparent relationships
dc.titleFactors Influencing the Relationships between Grandparents and Grandchildren: A Literature Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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