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Peer reviewedKivett, Vira R. – Family Relations, 1993
Examined ethnic diversity of the grandmother role and implications for strengthening support networks of older African-American women. Findings from 79 African-American grandmothers and 87 white grandmothers 65 years of age and older showed cultural distinctions in grandmother role. Results have important implications for strengthening the natural…
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Role, Females, Grandparents
Peer reviewedDorfman, Lorraine T.; Heckert, D. Alex – Family Relations, 1988
Interviewed 149 retired rural couples to examine conjugal role organization. Found that subjects showed a traditional, gender-differentiated division of household tasks, but that household role segregation decreased significantly after retirement; spouses made majority of decisions jointly; and spouses participated in large number of joint leisure…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Housework, Leisure Time, Older Adults
Peer reviewedGreene, Roberta R.; Polivka, Jirina S. – Family Relations, 1985
Content analyzed a sample of 110 Grandparents' Day Cards. Results showed cards expressed love but not personal commitment. They avoided physical portrayal of grandparents and presented the elderly as nonpowerful and benign. The symbols used conveyed passivity. (NRB)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis, Family Relationship
