000769091 000__ 04810cam\a2200445\i\4500 000769091 001__ 769091 000769091 005__ 20210515122713.0 000769091 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000769091 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000769091 008__ 070712s2008\\\\mdua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000769091 020__ $$z9780801887635 000769091 020__ $$z0801887631 000769091 020__ $$a9781421401683$$q(electronic book) 000769091 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)ebr11161119 000769091 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000769091 043__ $$an-us--- 000769091 050_4 $$aHB715$$b.A55 2008eb 000769091 08204 $$a306.3$$222 000769091 1001_ $$aAngel, Jacqueline Lowe,$$eauthor. 000769091 24510 $$aInheritance in contemporary America :$$bthe social dimensions of giving across generations /$$cJacqueline L. Angel. 000769091 264_1 $$aBaltimore :$$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$$c2008. 000769091 300__ $$a1 online resource (194 pages) :$$billustrations 000769091 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000769091 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000769091 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000769091 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [151]-172) and index. 000769091 5050_ $$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. 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