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

By Kathleen M. Roe and Meredith Minkler

Book Overview

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: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"