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020			_a9781421401683
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020			_z9780801887635 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_z0801887631 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)652294482
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050	0	4	_aHB715 _b.A55 2008
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100	1		_aAngel, Jacqueline Lowe.
245	1	0	_aInheritance in Contemporary America _bThe Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations / _cJacqueline L. Angel.
264		1	_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
264		3	_bProject MUSE,
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 177 p.) : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-172) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aOlder people _xHealth and hygiene _zUnited States.
650		0	_aOlder people _xCare _zUnited States.
650		0	_aOlder people _xFamily relationships _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEstate planning _zUnited States.
650		0	_aInheritance and transfer tax _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWealth _zUnited States.
650		0	_aInheritance and succession _zUnited States.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/3475/
945			_aProject MUSE - Archive Global Cultural Studies Foundation
945			_aProject MUSE - Archive Complete Foundation
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