Aging & Social Change: Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conference

Abstract

This study is based on a mixed methods research project interviewing and survey grandparents in North America. The study explores health and wellness, family of origin history, religious trends, values, and legacies. Most of this sample was well off financially and health-wise. Some of the participants were very active in sharing their faith and values to their grandchildren actively, while most talked about a passive type response to interacting with their grandchildren. However in the end, the majority of the participants wanted to leave a meaningful legacy with their children and grandchildren. For future comparisons, this same survey is being adapted and given to grandparents in Honduras and around the Hispanic communities North America.