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Grannies on the Net: Grandmothers’ Experiences of Facebook in Family Communication

Romanian Journal of Communications and Public Relations, 2016
Despite ageist stereotypes about older people’s abilities to engage with information and communication technologies, grandparents are increasingly engaged with digital media.
Loredana Ivan, Shannon Hebblethwaite
doaj   +1 more source

Ivor Swenson with grandchildren

, 1930
With grandchildren and great-grandchildren on the Ringsage farm. 1930'

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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
wiley   +1 more source

Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological resilience of grandparents and relationships with grandchildren in a family of an adult child. Dimensions of parentification of grandparents in the family

Fides et Ratio
The purpose of the study was to capture the relationships between closeness, frequency of contact with grandchildren and authority and the dimensions of grandparents’ mental resilience.
Elżbieta Napora
doaj   +1 more source

Jay Cooke and Grandchildren

, 2008
Jay Cooke (1821-1905), the bearded gentleman in the back row, gathered with some of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren on Gibraltar Island for a family portrait. The youngest child pictured is great grandson Sydney Bunting (1900-1982)
Cooke, Reverend Henry
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Reimagining Rural Spaces: Cultural Practices and Aesthetic Design for Active Ageing in Northern Thai Community

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of rural aesthetics and cultural practises in promoting active ageing amongst older adults in Baan Pong Nuea Village, Northern Thailand. Addressing a critical gap in the literature, it examines how the residential environment influences elderly well‐being in a rural context.
Alisa Nutley
wiley   +1 more source

Exercising Agency for a Better Future: Adolescents in Korea's Kinship Care

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The literature on adolescents' perspectives on growing up in kinship care is limited. The study aims to explore the lived experiences of adolescents in grandparent kinship care by examining how they respond to adversity, build support and exercise agency. The study recruited 22 grandparent–adolescent pairs in a large Korean city.
Eunju Lee, Choong Rai Nho, Jinjoo Hong, Eun Hye Kim, Jeesoo Jung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How kin help with parental investments

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Aliya Hamid Rao
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal and Paternal Extended Family Support Among Children in Foster Care: Associations With Internalizing Symptoms Trajectories

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior work suggests that children who are supported by their extended family kinship network experience fewer internalizing problems, with most of this support coming from the maternal side of the family. However, less is known about the unique contributions to well‐being associated with maternal versus paternal extended family support among ...
Kimberly R. Davenport, Taira Masuda, Scott C. Leon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source