Amazing grace : African American grandmothers as caregivers and conveyers of traditional values / Dorothy Smith Ruiz ; foreword by Bert Hayslip.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith-Ruiz, Dorothy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grandparents as parents--United States.

Grandparents as parents.

African American grandmothers.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 134 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.

Contents:

1 Slavery, Family, and Religion: The Traditional Roles of Older African American Women in the Antebellum South during the Nineteenth Century 1

2 Related Research: Grandparent Caregiving 15

3 Methodology: The Custodial African American Grandmother Study 23

4 Social and Demographic Characteristics 27

5 Factors Influencing Life Satisfaction among African American Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren 37

6 Social Factors, Health Status, and Depression 45

7 Voices of Custodial Grandmothers: Dominant Themes 53

Conclusion: Summary and Implications 115.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-126) and index.

ISBN:

0275980774

OCLC:

54414607