Geographies of ageing: Progress and possibilities after two decades of change

MW Skinner, D Cloutier… - Progress in Human …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines two-decades of progress toward developing 'geographies of ageing'as
a distinct field of human geography. Reflecting on the last review in this journal by Harper …

Grandparenting and adolescent well-being: Evidence from the UK and Israel

S Attar-Schwartz, A Buchana - The Role of Grandparents in the …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This article reviews the major findings of two large-scale studies on adolescent–grandparent
relationship conducted in the UK and in Israel. The Israeli study followed the UK study …

Grandparental involvement and south African adolescents' emotional and behavioural health: a summary of research findings

LG Wild - The Role of Grandparents in the 21st Century, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
South African grandparents provide considerable support to their grandchildren. However,
little is known about whether grandparental involvement contributes to children's well-being …

Activating social change together: A qualitative synthesis of collaborative change research, evaluation and design literature

MD Busch, E Jean-Baptiste, PF Person… - … Journal of Community …, 2019 - search.informit.org
Researchers, evaluators and designers from an array of academic disciplines and industry
sectors are turning to participatory approaches as they seek to understand and address …

Aging and HIV-related caregiving in sub-Saharan Africa: A social ecological approach

J Small, C Aldwin, P Kowal, S Chatterji - The Gerontologist, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives We reviewed the literature on older adults (OAs) who
are caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the goal of …

[HTML][HTML] Reflections on the experiences and needs of grandparents caring for their grandchildren with a substance use disorder

P Schultz, L Shirindi - Social Work, 2019 - scielo.org.za
ABSTRACT In South Africa grandparents play a significant role in family life. A qualitative
study was undertaken to explore and describe the perspectives of grandparents caring for …

Defying, producing, and overlooking stereotypes? The complexities of mobilizing “grandmotherhood” as political strategy

M Chazan, S Kittmer - Journal of Women & Aging, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores the Canadian Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, a
mobilization of older women responding to the effects of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa …

Understanding the complexities of contemporary feminist activism: How the lives of older women activists contest the waves narrative

M Chazan, M Baldwin - Feminist Formations, 2016 - muse.jhu.edu
This paper troubles dominant understandings of North American feminist history as a series
of successive, ideologically opposed, generational “waves.” While several scholars have …

Psychosocial stress associated with memory performance in older South African adults

KA James, LK Grace, CY Pan… - Aging …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults with past or current chronic stress exposure perform poorly on memory
assessments and are at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In low-or middle-income …

Grand-parenting and extent of fulfilling the psychosocial well-being of adolescents from single parent homes in Bffalo City Metropolitan, South Africa

FA Folorunsho, PT Tanga - African Journal of Social Work, 2021 - ajol.info
GRAND-PARENTING AND EXTENT OF FULFILLING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING
OF ADOLESCENTS FROM SINGLE PARENT HOMES IN BUFFALO CITY MET Page 1 …