TY  - BOOK
AU  - Angel,Jacqueline Lowe
AU  - Project Muse
TI  - Inheritance in Contemporary America: The Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations 
SN  - 9781421401683
AV  - HB715 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Baltimore, Maryland
PB  - Project MUSE
KW  - Estate planning
KW  - United States
KW  - Inheritance and succession
KW  - Inheritance and transfer tax
KW  - Older people
KW  - Care
KW  - Family relationships
KW  - Health and hygiene
KW  - Wealth
N1  - 1 (pages 151.-172) and index; The story of inheritance: intergenerational giving in aging America--  --; Trends in wealth transfers--  --; The aging American family--  --; The inheritance revolution--  --; The origins of our inheritance laws--  --; Early America--  --; Forging a new path: women and inheritance laws--  --; Inheritance in modern America--  --; Family and inheritance changes--  --; Decisions about inheritance--  --; The political realities of retirement security--  --; Who is going to care for us? ; --; The political economy of giving and receiving--  --; The legacy of the modern welfare state--  --; The dilemma--  --; Employer pension versus personal savings--  --; Cross-national research--  --; Dimensions of giving between generations--  --; The joy of giving--  --; Theoretical perspectives on money: good versus evil? ; --; Contemporary studies of money--  --; Gifts as assistance--  --; Contextualizing gift giving--  --; Simply love--  --; Fellowship for funds--  --; Giving, not receiving--  --; The family life cycle and inheritance--  --; Money memories: narratives of the meaning of giving and receiving--  --; History lessons--  --; The silent generation--  --; Baby boomers--  --; Expanding obligations equal shrinking inheritances--  --; Drawing down assets--  --; Deciding too late or not at all--  --; Family disagreements--  --; Background on the interviews--  --; Early beginnings of family dynamics and money--  --; Money as a gift--  --; Money with strings attached--  --; How money matters--  --; The costs of wealth--  --; A guarded secret--  --; The value of gifts--  --; Contemporary values and beliefs regarding intergenerational transfers--  --; It isn't just money--  --; Family values and ideologies--  --; Leaving a legacy--  --; Transferring assets--  --; Inter vivos exchanges--  --; Children helping parents--  --; Choosing inheritance--  --; Challenges to family ideologies--  --; To give or not to give, that is the question--  --; Leaving a legacy: personal security, family obligations, and the state--  --; The effects of public policy on family gift giving--  --; How estate taxes vary--  --; Estate taxes and exemptions--  --; Estate planning for the family--  --; Private long-term care insurance--  --; Estate recovery and related long-term care financing issues--  --; Inter vivos transfers and inheritance--  --; The impact of gift giving on the family: what helps? What hurts? ; --; Myths and realities of making a will--  --; Inheritance and the next generation of old-age policies--  --; The new status quo--  --; Sorting out the debate--  --; Possible scenarios--  --; The politics of social security reform--  --; The face of the future workforce--  --; Policy options: public, private, and combined--  --; Health care insecurity--  --; Implications and conclusions--  --; Summary and new directions for research--  --; The demography of gift giving in late life--  --; Should women worry about their retirement? ; --; Generational differences: money memories and family ideology--  --; An agenda for future research--  --; Appendix A. Methodology--  --; Appendix B. Questions used in semistructured in-depth interview--  --; Bibliography--  --; Index
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