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.
- ISBN10 0803948468
- ISBN13 9780803948464
- Publish Date 23 April 1993 (first published 14 March 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 February 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English