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The term ‘community’ can encompass many aspects, including the place you live and the neighbourhoods, relationships, and organizations you are involved in (Hardcastle & Powers, 2004). Whether we try or not, we are all part of a community. For this paper, I will be looking at grandparents as a community and will analyze their contributions to the community and to community culture.
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Bateman, J. (2013). A Grandmother’s Contribution to Community & Community Culture. In: Singh, A., Devine, M. (eds) Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora. Transgressions. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-302-7_10
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