OBJECTIVES: No studies have taken a multigenerational approach to the study of oral health inequalities. This study investigated whether grandparents' social class was associated with adult grandchildren's oral health. ...

Despite a growing number of anthropological studies of deaf communities, little attention has been paid to how socioeconomic and cultural factors influence the experiences and the concerns of hearing parents of deaf and ...

The present study is based on the Bioecological Theory of Human Development and aims to investigate the relationship between guardian grandparents, grandchildren and school in this day and age, when several social changes ...

The greater permanence, due to longevity, of people in the role of grandparents has raised interest in research and observation of the relationships between grandparents, grandchildren and parents. Thus, this research aimed ...

The increase of human aging is a phenomenon observed in world scale and allows the experience of several roles within the family. Nowadays grandparents can see their grandchildren growing up and having children, become ...

The demographic changes, among which stand out the greater human longevity and declining birth rates, have contributed to a major role of grandparents within the family and society. In addition, factors such as the insertion ...

With increasing life expectancy, grandparents and grandchildren have more years available to share. Furthermore, with lower fertility rates and fewer grandchildren, relationships can be more frequent and profound. ...