Grandparents in Cultural Context

DAVID W. SHWALB (Ph.D., University of Michigan, Developmental Psychology) is Professor of Psychology at Southern Utah University. Co-editor of six previous books including Fathers in Cultural Context (2013, Routledge), he is a former Society for Cross-Cultural Research president and Fulbright awardee. ZIARAT HOSSAIN (Ph.D., Syracuse University, Child and Family Studies) is a Professor of Family and Child Studies and Regents’ Lecturer at the University of New Mexico. He is a former Society for Cross-Cultural Research president and Fulbright Scholar.

Foreword Maximiliane Szinovacz. Preface David W. Shwalb and Ziarat Hossain. Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction David W. Shwalb and Ziarat Hossain Part Two: The Americas 2. Grandparenting in Mexico and Central America: “Time and Attention” Judith L. Gibbons and Regina Fanjul de Marsicovetere 3. Grandparenting in the United States: Cultural and Sub-Cultural Diversity Bert Hayslip Jr. and Christine A. Fruhauf 4. Grandparents in Brazil: The Contexts of Care and Economic Support for Grandchildren Cristina Dias, Rosa Azambuja, Elaine Rabinovich, and Ana Cecília Bastos Part Three: Europe and Russia 5. Grandparenthood in Germany: Intimacy at a Distance or Emeritus Parents? Katharina Mahne, Daniela Klaus and Heribert Engstler 6. Changing Roles of Grandparents in the United Kingdom: Emergence of the ‘New’ Grandfather Ann Buchanan 7. Grandmothers in Russia’s Matrifocal Families: Shoring Up Family Life Jennifer Utrata Part Four: Asia 8. Grandparents in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A Way Forward with Traditions and Changes in South Asia Nandita Babu, Ziarat Hossain, Jessica E. Morales, and Shivani Vij 9. Grandparents in Japan, Korea and China: From Filial Piety to Grandparenthood Jun Nakazawa, Jung-Hwan Hyun, Pei-Chun Ko, and David W. Shwalb Part Five: Africa and the Middle East 10. Grandparents in the Middle East and North Africa: Changes in Identity and Trajectory Mahmoud Emam, Yasser Abdelazim, and Mogeda El-Keshky 11. Carer Grandparents of Sub-Saharan Africa: “Foster to be Fostered” Magen Mhaka-Mutepfa, Elias Mpofu, Ami Moore, and Stan Ingman 12. Grandparenting in Southern Africa: What the Elders See While Sitting the Young Ones Standing on Their Toes Won’t See Monde Makiwane, Ntombizonke A. Gumede, Mzolisi Makiwane Part Six: Conclusions 13. Chapter Themes, Highlights, and Recommendations David W. Shwalb and Ziarat Hossain