Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic (Family Caregiver Applications series)

<p>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.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Minkler, Meredith

Roe, Kathleen M.

Social Sciences

Sage Publications, Inc.

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.

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Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic (Family Caregiver Applications series)

Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic (Family Caregiver Applications series)