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1 The Story of Inheritance: Intergenerational Giving in Aging America
The Origins of Our Inheritance Laws
Forging a New Path: Women and Inheritance Laws
Family and Inheritance Changes
3 The Political Realities of Retirement Security
The Political Economy of Giving and Receiving
The Legacy of the Modern Welfare State
Employer Pension versus Personal Savings
4 Dimensions of Giving between Generations
Theoretical Perspectives on Money: Good versus Evil?
The Family Life Cycle and Inheritance
5 Money Memories: Narratives of the Meaning of Giving and Receiving
Expanding Obligations Equal Shrinking Inheritances
Deciding Too Late or Not at All
Early Beginnings of Family Dynamics and Money
6 Contemporary Values and Beliefs regarding Intergenerational Transfers
Challenges to Family Ideologies
To Give or Not to Give, That Is the Question
7 Leaving a Legacy: Personal Security, Family Obligations, and the State
The Effects of Public Policy on Family Gift Giving
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
8 Inheritance and the Next Generation of Old-Age Policies
The Politics of Social Security Reform
The Face of the Future Workforce
Policy Options: Public, Private, and Combined
9 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
Appendix B. Questions Used in Semistructured In-Depth Interview
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