LEADER 05307oam 22006734a 450 001 9910524894903321 005 20210915031137.0 010 $a1-4214-0168-1 035 $a(CKB)3240000000068909 035 $a(MH)011384826-9 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607300 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11444943 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607300 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585423 035 $a(PQKB)11454482 035 $a(OCoLC)652294482 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2808 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4398402 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11161119 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4398402 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000068909 100 $a20070712d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInheritance in Contemporary America$eThe Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations /$fJacqueline L. Angel 210 1$aBaltimore :$cJohns Hopkins University Press,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 177 p. )$cill. ; 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8018-8763-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-172) and index. 327 $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. 606 $aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xCare$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xFamily relationships$zUnited States 606 $aEstate planning$zUnited States 606 $aInheritance and transfer tax$zUnited States 606 $aWealth$zUnited States 606 $aInheritance and succession$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene 615 0$aOlder people$xCare 615 0$aOlder people$xFamily relationships 615 0$aEstate planning 615 0$aInheritance and transfer tax 615 0$aWealth 615 0$aInheritance and succession 676 $a306.3 700 $aAngel$b Jacqueline Lowe$01104894 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910524894903321 996 $aInheritance in Contemporary America$92627715 997 $aUNINA 999 $aThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress