Where have the neighbours gone?
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This article examines the impact social change has had on grandmothers. The author discusses the roles of working grandmothers, the problems of split-families, behavioral problems exhibited by children, and the lack of tight-knit neighborhoods, maintaining the modern social structure has thrust much more responsibility on grandmothers.
Publication Name: Ageing International
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0163-5158
Year: 2001
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Generation to generation
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This article examines the generational differences of raising children. The author, discussing her own experience as mother and grandmother, explores the parenting techniques of her mother, herself, and her own children and how much they differ due to societal changes.
Publication Name: Ageing International
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0163-5158
Year: 2001
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Waiting fairly patiently
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This article examines how changes in lifestyle have impacted the role of grandmother. The author discusses the anxiety she has about becoming a grandmother due to cultural change, such as the impact the high divorce rate has had on families.
Publication Name: Ageing International
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0163-5158
Year: 2001
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