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Day, Susan E.; Bazemore, Gordon – Child Welfare, 2011
Participation of extended family members, particularly custodial grandparents, has generally resulted in better outcomes for abused children and relief for an overburdened child welfare system. This research explores the risk of adolescent perpetrated violence in custodial grandparent households with data from the Florida Department of Juvenile…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Family (Sociological Unit), Child Welfare
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Kelley-Moore, Jessica A.; Schumacher, John G.; Kahana, Eva; Kahana, Boaz – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2006
Disability carries negative social meaning, and little is known about when (or if), in the process of health decline, persons identify themselves as "disabled." We examine the social and health criteria that older adults use to subjectively rate their own disability status. Using a panel study of older adults (ages 72+), we estimate…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Social Networks, Anxiety, Disabilities