Amazing Grace: African American Grandmothers as Caregivers and Conveyors of Traditional Values

by Dorothy Smith Ruiz and Dorothy Smith-Ruiz

Intergenerational African families in which the grandmother is the primary caregiver of grandchildren and great-grandchildren are increasing rapidly in American society. Over the past decade, researchers and policy makers have shown considerable concern over the increases in grandparent-maintained households. This concern has stimulated a proliferation of research on grandparent caregiving on a wide range of issues. Among these are the impact of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275980774
• ISBN13: 9780275980771
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"