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OverviewThis exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren. This book contains analyses of topics that have so far received relatively little attention, such as transnational grandparenting and gender differences in grandparenting practices. It is the only collection that brings together theory-driven research on grandparenting from a wide variety of cultural and welfare state contexts - including chapters on Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia - drawing broad lines of debate rather than focusing at a country level. The book is essential reading and reference for researchers, students and policy-makers who want to understand the growing influence of grandparents in ageing families and societies across the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Virpi Timonen , Lucie Galcanova (Masaryk University) , Esther Goh (National University of SIngapore) , Merril Silverstein (Syracruse University)Publisher: Policy Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447340652ISBN 10: 1447340655 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 01 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Widening the lens on grandparenting ~ By Virpi Timonen; Section 1: The demographic and welfare state contexts of grandparenting; The demography of grandparenthood in Europe and North America ~ by Rachel Margolis and Bruno Arpino; Grandparental childcare: A re-conceptualisation of family policy regimes ~ by Debora Price, Eloi Ribe, Giorgio Di Gessa and Karen Glaser; Section 2: Grandparenting in contexts of economic and societal development; Grandparenting in developing Southeast Asia: Comparative perspectives from Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam ~ by John Knodel and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan; Second parenthood realities, Third Age ideals: (grand)parenthood in the context of poverty and HIV/AIDS ~ by Jaco Hoffman; Section 3: Transnational grandparenting; Transnational grandparenting: The intersection of transnationalism and translocality ~ Yanqiu Rachel Zhou; Transnational grandmother-grandchild relationships in the context of migration from Lithuania to Ireland ~ by Dovile Vildaite; Section 4: Gender, intersectionalities and grandparenting The composition of grandparent childcare: Gendered patterns in cross-national perspective ~ by Lyn Craig, Myra Hamilton and Judith E. Brown; Class-based grandfathering practices in Finland ~ by Hanna Ojala and Ilkka Pietila; Grandfamilies in the United States: An intersectional analysis by Megan Dolbin-MacNab and April Few Demo; Section 5: Grandparental roles, agency and influence; How grandparents influence the religiosity of their grandchildren: a mixed methods study of three-generation families in the United States ~ by Vern Bengtson and Merril Silverstein; Can Chinese grandparents say no? A comparison of grandmothers in two Asian cities ~ by Esther C. L. Goh and Shengli Wang; “I am not that type of a grandparent”: (non-) compliance with the grandmother archetype among contemporary Czech grandparents ~ Lucie Gal?anová and Lucie Vidovi?ová; Conclusions ~ by Virpi Timonen.ReviewsThis book significantly advances understanding of grandparenthood in internationally comparative perspective. Analyses of gendered and transnational grandparenthood are particularly insightful. The concept of intersectionality is skillfully applied to examine how multigenerational family relationships are socially structured and constructed. Anne Martin-Matthews, University of British Columbia """This book significantly advances understanding of grandparenthood in internationally comparative perspective. Analyses of gendered and transnational grandparenthood are particularly insightful. The concept of intersectionality is skillfully applied to examine how multigenerational family relationships are socially structured and constructed."" Anne Martin-Matthews, University of British Columbia" Author InformationVirpi Timonen is Professor in Social Policy and Ageing at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on the sociology of ageing and social policies as they are unfolding in ageing societies. She has an interest in the life course from youth to old age, especially in the context of intergenerational relations within families and societies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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