Caring for Mom and Dad

ISBN-13: 9781009203289 / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Susan (Michigan State University) Stein-Roggenbuck

Opis

Explores the programs and policies dependent parents navigated when their own financial resources did not provide adequate support.

Recenzje

'In this extraordinarily insightful and carefully researched book, Susan Stein-Roggenbuck probes beneath the widespread acceptance of 'dependent' aged Americans to reveal deep disagreements about whom those Americans ought to depend on first: their family or the state. The conflicts and unstable resolutions that Stein-Roggenbuck documents have a compelling human dimension, but they also have much to teach us about the complex role of social welfare law and administration in American governance. In illuminating this important and understudied topic, Stein-Roggenbuck offers vital insights for both historians and for present-day policymakers.' Karen Tani, author of States of Dependency: Welfare, Rights, and American Governance, 1935–1972

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Resisting a right to relief: states, responsible relative laws and old age assistance; 2. 'This responsible relative racket': contesting family support obligations; 3. Aging parents and survivor benefits: the challenge of proving dependency; 4. Taxing rewards: parent dependency and American tax policy; Conclusion.