Inheritance in contemporary America : : the social dimensions of giving across generations / / Jacqueline L. Angel.

• VerfasserIn: Angel, Jacqueline Lowe,
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore : : Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (194 pages) :; illustrations

Table of Contents

• 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.