Research Paper on:
Contemporary Grandparents

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the same town all of her life. She is a very devoted Baptist and a woman who is very active in her familys development. She is, in many ways, not  like the average grandparent today, but more like the grandparent we dream about from days gone by. In the following paper we discuss the changing roles of grandparents today, emphasizing  how Brenda stands out as a devoted and much needed reality in our ever weakening culture of family in the United States. Grandparents Today Even though the knowledge  and wisdom of grandparents is unequaled by all other family members, added with the reality that people are living longer, thus giving us more time to appreciate and experience the  wisdom and love of grandparents, too many people dismiss their parents, and their childrens grandparents in this fast paced society. Parents are put into nursing homes more often than not,  and the grandchildren are rarely, if ever, finding themselves privy to the love and wisdom of their grandparents. In the case of Brenda we note that she may be  younger than many grandparents, but she is incredibly involved as one of her favorite hobbies involves playing with her three grandchildren. She also visits her parents every day, or every  other day, keeping in close contact with them. In addition, she is active in the lives of cousins, a sibling, and aunts and uncles. In todays society this all but  unheard of for the average white individual. It is perhaps not uncommon for some cultural groups such as the Hispanic who are known for close family ties. But, for the  majority of white people in American today the extended family is rarely one that involves itself so much in the lives of all related family members. In reality, it