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Grandparenting’s transformations in the twentieth century

Grandparenting’s transformations in the twentieth century

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 Although most of us have or had grandparents in our lives, where do our generational connections fit within broader social, cultural, economic and political frames? In this episode, Dr. Liz Allen puts her historical demographer’s lens on grandparenting in Australia since the mid-twentieth century. How have migration, housing design, longer lifespans and the rising cost of living shaped the pleasures and demands of grandparenting? Have parent -grandparent-relations changed in an increasingly multicultural Australia? As funding for childcare erodes, is the state expecting grandparents and ‘grand friends’ to pick up the slack?

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