Generative Grandfathering: A Conceptual Framework for Nurturing Grandchildren |
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Authors: | James S Bates |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Human Development , South Dakota State University , Brookings, South Dakota, USA james.bates@sdstate.edu |
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Abstract: | Empirical research on grandfather–grandchild relationships is small and undeveloped and has not enjoyed systematic theory construction. The weak theory-research connections in the extant grandfather literature have resulted in a body of research that is not cohesive and lacks scope and depth. To address these criticisms, I propose here a conceptual framework for understanding and investigating grandfathering and grandfather–grandchild relationships. The generative grandfathering framework was developed as a result of reviewing and making extrapolations from the growing literature on grandparents and a limited grandfather literature. It is hoped that this framework will be useful to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in capturing the contributions that grandfathers and aging men make to grandchildren's lives. |
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Keywords: | aging men generativity grandfathering grandparents theory construction |
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