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Being there for my grandchild - grandparents' responses to their grandchildren's exposure to domestic violence.
- Source :
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Child & Family Social Work . May2016, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p136-145. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Grandparents whose grandchildren are exposed to domestic violence are faced with some unique challenges in their grandparenting, which have thus far been little discussed in research. This paper discusses the narratives of 10 Swedish grandparents whose grandchildren have been exposed to violence towards their mother. The aim was to explore grandparents' narrations of their responses in the face of violence, and their understanding of the role they play in their grandchildren's social networks. Two significant responses are discussed: ‘being there’ and ‘acknowledging the independence and self‐determination of the adult children’. Grandparents experienced these responses as contradictory and felt powerless when it came to their possibilities to protect their grandchildren. The paper suggests that grandparents could be a resource for domestic violence services, and social work practice needs to assess the roles of grandparents of children exposed to domestic violence. Social workers should consider the challenges these grandparents are facing and what support they may need in order to support their grandchildren. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ABUSED women
*CONTROL (Psychology)
*ADULT children
*AUTONOMY (Psychology)
*CARING
*DOMESTIC violence
*GRANDPARENTS
*INTERGENERATIONAL relations
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIAL networks
*QUALITATIVE research
*THEMATIC analysis
*FAMILY roles
*INTIMATE partner violence
*PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114515707
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12123