Main description:

The contributors to Grandparenting in the United States, edited by Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ynesse Abdul-Malak of Syracuse University, use a variety of quantitative and qualitative data sets to assess how grandparenting, and its impacts, vary by living arrangements, economic status, education, gender, race, ethnicity, and other stratifying variables. Some papers assess how the provision of financial assistance, particularly during economic downturns, may be easily absorbed or financially detrimental. Others demonstrate how immigrant grandparents navigate multiple sets of cultural expectations to provide childcare to their grandchildren. Some show how Hispanic grandparents acculturation level is linked to childcare and financial transfer across generations. Others emphasize the extent to which schoolchildren with disabilities are more likely to receive grandparent care, particularly if the mother is single. Some reveal how custodial grandmothers are significantly more likely to be poor, face social isolation, and report poorer health. Others enumerate the positive, and negative, impacts of frequent interaction for both generations. In total, the volume underscores the impact of evolving diversification of grandparenting across multiple generations.

Contents:

1. Grandparenting in the United States Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ynesse Abdul-Malak Part I: Grandparenting 2. Race and Ethnic Differences in Grandchild Care and Financial Transfers with Grandfamilies: An Intersectional Resource Approach Merril Silverstein and Yooumi Lee 3. Grandmothers' Financial Contributions and the Impact on Grandmothers Madonna Harrington Meyer 4. Health and Grandparenting among 13 Caribbean (and one Latin American) Immigrant Women in the United States Ynesse Abdul-Malak 5. Grandparent-Provided Childcare for Families Raising Elementary School-Aged Children with Disabilities Peter D. Brandon Part 2 Co-residential and Custodial Grandparenting 6. Portrait of American Grandparent Families Lynne M. Casper, Sandra M. Florian, C. Brady Potts, and Peter D. Brandon 7. Multigenerational Relationships in Families with Custodial Grandparents Rachel Dunifon, Kimberly Kopko, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, and Lauren Wakschlag 8. An Exploration of the Health of Adolescents Raised by Grandparents Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab 9. Young Adults' Perceptions of Living with Their Grandparents During Childhood Laura D. Pittman, Micah Ioffe, and Christine R. Keeports 10. Noncaregiving Grandparent Peers' Perceptions of Custodial Grandparents: Extent of Life Disruption, Needs for Social Support, and Needs for Social and Mental Health Services Bert Hayslip, Jr., Rebecca J. Glover, and Sara E. Pollard