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Focusing on three key resources which influence the level of the independence of elderly people - finance, health and domestic situation - this study examines gender divisions and inequalities in later life. It shows how these resources interact to determine levels of dependence or independence.

This is the first book to take a sociological approach to grandparenting across diverse country contexts and combines new theorising with up-to-date empirical findings to document the changing nature of grandparenting across global contexts.