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Grandparents and Community

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Shelton (fictitious name) is a rural community located on the West Coast of Newfoundland. Approximately 1200 people reside in the community. Mr. Joe Bodrow (fictitious name) was not born in Shelton, but he was raised there and continues to reside there today. Mr. Bodrow (69) is married to Mary Smith (60), also from Shelton.

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  1. Nadine Vater
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  1. Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada

    Amarjit Singh

  2. Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada

    Mike Devine

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Vater, N. (2013). Grandparents and Community. In: Singh, A., Devine, M. (eds) Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora. Transgressions. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-302-7_13

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