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Peer reviewedFischer, Lucy Rose – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Examined grandparenthood as a role relationship. Grandmothers, in describing transition to grandparenthood, tended to emphasize emotional/symbolic investment in grandchildren rather than instrumental/interactional dimensions of relationships. The data suggest that grandparental role conceptions are modified by family network variable: Ambiguity in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Developmental Stages, Family Relationship, Females
