Grandparenting in divorced families

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-86134-499-1
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law?

This ground-breaking book is intended for a wide readership. Grandparents and parents in divorced families will identify with many of the thoughts, feelings and experiences reflected here. Academics in social science and law departments will encounter new thinking about the nature of the grandchild-grandparent relationship. Policy makers will find out more about recent policy initiatives and their strengths and limitations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferguson, Neil

With

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; What do we already know about grandparents?; Grandparents' relationships with grandchildren:continuity and change; Activities with grandparents; Discipline and favouritism; The main grandparents; Grandparenting in divorced families: rights and policies; Communicating in divorced families; Taking sides; 'Being there': grandparents' financial, emotional and childcare support; Excluded grandparents; Conclusions: grandparents and family policy.

Über Autor(innen)

Neil Ferguson was a Research Associate attached to a Nuffield Foundation funded project in the Law School at Cardiff University. The project was co-directed by Professor Gillian Douglas, Professor Nigel Lowe, Professor Mervyn Murch and Dr Margaret Robinson.