Table of Contents

Preface


Foreword


Helen Q. Kivnick


Section 1: Understanding Grandparenthood


1. Theoretical Approaches to Grandparenting


Katherine R. Allen, Angela C. Henderson, and Michelle M. Murray


2. Research Methods and Grandparenting


Joyce Weil and Angela Nancy Mendoza


3. From the Classic to the Third Demographic Transition: Grandparenting across Three Cohorts in the U.S.


Luoman Bao and Feinian Chen


4. Grandparent-grandchild Relationships: A Proposed Mutuality Model with a Focus on Young Children and Adolescents


Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, Timothy Goler, and Jeffery Kahana


5. Growing Old and Growing Up: Grandparents and their Adult Grandchildren in the Context of Mutigenerational Relationships


Merril Silverstein


6. Divorce and Stepgrandparenthood


Lawrence Ganong, Caroline Sanner, and Marilyn Coleman


7. Grandfathers: Are their Roles Changing and is this Having on Impact on Grandchildren?


Ann Buchanan


Section 2: Grandparents and Diversity


8. Grandparenthood and Sexual Orientation


Christine A. Fruhauf, Kristin Scherrer, and Nancy A. Orel


9. Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren


Bert Hayslip Jr. and Christine A. Fruhauf


10. Grandparents in Changing Times: Negotiating Gender Across Generations


Amanda E. Barnett and Ingrid A. Connidis


Section 3: Difficulties and Strengths in Grandparenting


11. Grandparents and Health


Jeremy B. Yorgason and Melanie S. Hill


12. Grandparenthood: Clinical Issues and Interventions


Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab, Bradford D. Stucki, and Jameson E. Natwick


13. Resilience, Resourcefulness, and Grandparenting


Carol M. Musil, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Sarah E. Givens, Christina Henrich, McKenzie Wallace, Alexandra Jeanblanc, and Christopher J. Burant


14. Clinical Intervention of Grandfamilies in a Rural Setting: A Special Case


Robert J. Maiden


15. Grandparents and Grief


Andrea C. Walker


16. Grandparenting when Grandchildren are not Present


Shannon E. Jarrott, Shelbie G. Turner, Jill J. Naar, and Aaron M. Ogletree


Section 4: Cultural/Societal Aspects of Grandparenting


17. Grandparents and Social Policy


Carole B. Cox


18. Grandparents and Race/Ethnicity


Julian Montoro-Rodriguez and Jennifer Ramsey


19. Grandparent Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation


Paris S. Strom and Robert D. Strom


20. Global Perspectives on Grandparenting: A Conceptual Metaframework


Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab and Loriena A. Yancura


21. Great Grandparenting in Israel


Ahuva Even-Zohar


22. What’s Next for Grandparenthood Research? Conclusions and Future Directions


Christine A. Fruhauf and Bert Hayslip Jr.

About the Author

Bert Hayslip, Jr, PhD, is Regents Professor of Psychology at the University of North Texas.