Inheritance in Contemporary America: The Social Dimensions of Giving Across Generations

by Jacqueline L. Angel

Book Overview

With the baby boom generation on the cusp of retirement, life expectancies on the rise, and the nation's cultural makeup in flux, the United States is faced with social and policy quandaries that demand attention. How are elders to balance the competing claims of helping family members during their lifetime, saving for old age, and planning estates? What roles should the state, family, and individuals play in supporting people during later life?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801887631
• ISBN13: 9780801887635
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"