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The Increased Role of Grandparents in Newfoundland Families

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As today’s families undergo amazing and radical changes in the way in which people live their lives, the role of grandparents is also shifting and changing (Power, 1993). Social scientists believe families are adapting to the technological, social, moral and economic changes in the wider society (Baker, 1984). As our world becomes even faster paced, families are forced to look to others to help care for the needs of the family.

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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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Pittman, A. (2013). The Increased Role of Grandparents in Newfoundland Families. 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_28

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