Grandparenting and Retirement: Re-thinking Roles, Reciprocity, and Responsibility in Milan and Yaoundé

In this article we comparatively explore experiences and notions of retirement in two ethnographic sites of Milan, Italy, and Yaoundé, Cameroon, by paying attention to how grandparenting is perceived and practiced in relation to kinship roles and responsibilities. The paper draws on comparative ins...

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Main Authors: Shireen Walton, Patrick Awondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2023-09-01
Series:Anthropology & Aging
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Online Access:http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/anthro-age/article/view/419