Older Women
CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- List of Contributors -- Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Balancing Burdens and Blessings -- GRANDPARENT CAREGIVING -- Introduction -- Older Grandmothers as Caregivers -- CAREGIVING IN CONTEXT -- How Caregiving Alters Traditional Grandparenthood -- Cultural Facets to Grandparent Caregiving -- How Grandmothers Fare Compared to Grandfathers -- Reasons, Pathways and Motivations to Care -- A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF CAREGIVING -- Physical Well-Being -- Psychological Well-Being and Social Support