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Peer reviewedWentowski, Gloria J. – Gerontologist, 1985
Nineteen older women gave their perceptions of great-grandmotherhood. They modeled their behavior on their earlier role of grandmother, but age and lack of geographic proximity restricted their ability to carry it out in the same way. Great-grandmotherhood was significant for symbolic and emotional rather than social and instrumental reasons.…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Females, Older Adults, Role Models
