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100	1		_aAngel, Jacqueline Lowe, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aInheritance in contemporary America : _bthe social dimensions of giving across generations / _cJacqueline L. Angel.
264		1	_aBaltimore : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (194 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aInheritance and succession _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWealth _zUnited States.
650		0	_aInheritance and transfer tax _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEstate planning _zUnited States.
650		0	_aOlder people _xFamily relationships _zUnited States.
650		0	_aOlder people _xCare _zUnited States.
650		0	_aOlder people _xHealth and hygiene _zUnited States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aAngel, Jacqueline Lowe. _tInheritance in contemporary America : the social dimensions of giving across generations. _dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 _hxiii, 177 pages ; 24 cm _z9780801887635 _w(OCoLC)ocn155755818
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11161119 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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