Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty-First-Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival

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LaShawnDa L. Pittman

Grandmothering While Black

A Twenty-First-Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival

LaShawnDa L. Pittman

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University of California Press
22 June 2023

Gender studies: women; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Sociology: family & relationships; Social & cultural anthropology; Social welfare & social services

In Grandmothering While Black, sociologist LaShawnDa L. Pittman explores the complex lives of Black grandmothers raising their grandchildren in skipped-generation households (consisting only of grandparents and grandchildren). She prioritizes the voices of Black grandmothers through in-depth interviews and ethnographic research at various sites—doctor's visits, welfare offices, school and day care center appointments, caseworker meetings, and more. Through careful examination, she explores the various forces that compel, constrain, and support Black grandmothers' caregiving.

Pittman showcases a fundamental change in the relationship between grandmother and grandchild as grandmothers confront the paradox of fulfilling the social and legal functions of motherhood without the legal rights of the role. Grandmothering While Black illuminates the strategies used by grandmothers to manage legal their marginalization vis-à-vis parents and the state across a range of caregiving arrangements. In doing so, it reveals the overwhelming and painful decisions Black grandmothers must make to ensure the safety and well-being of the next generation.

By: LaShawnDa L. Pittman
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520389960
ISBN 10: 0520389964
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 22 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

LaShawnDa L. Pittman is Associate Professor in the Department of American Ethnic Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington, Seattle.