Grandmothers as Caregivers

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Grandmothers as Caregivers is written by Meredith Minkler and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0803948476 (ISBN 10) and 9780803948471 (ISBN 13).

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.