TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - The Roles of Grandparents: The Use of Proverbs in Value Transmission
JO  - Activities, adaptation and aging
A1  - McAdoo, Harriette P.
A1  - McWright, Linda A.
SP  - 27
EP  - 38
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper examines the roles of grandparents, the nature of relationships between them and their grandchildren, and the implications of the attachments inherent in such relationships. It further examines the methods of using proverbs by grandparents to transmit values to their grandchildren. Family oriented values and cultural values are passed down from generation to generation via oral tradition. This paper concludes with strong confiation of developmental processes for grandchildren related to role functions performed between them and their grandparents.<p /> 
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SN  - 0192-4788
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v19n02_04
ID  - ref1
ER  -