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Author Stein-Roggenbuck, Susan, author.

Title Caring for mom and dad : parent dependency and American social policy / Susan Stein-Roggenbuck, Michigan State University
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : maps
Contents Resisting a right to relief: states, responsible relative laws and old age assistance -- "This responsible relative racket": contesting family support obligations -- Aging parents and survivor benefits: the challenge of proving dependency -- Taxing rewards: parent dependency and American tax policy
Summary "Susan Stein-Roggenbuck explores the policies that target the needs of financially-dependent parents, casting a light on the experiences of adult children and their parents as they navigate the financial insecurity of aging Americans. An understudied facet of the US welfare state, this work will interest scholars across various fields"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 13, 2023)
Subject Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Social conditions
Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Economic conditions
Dependency (Sociology) -- United States
Older people -- United States -- Economic conditions
Dependency (Sociology)
Older people -- Economic conditions.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023023248
ISBN 9781009203272
1009203274
9781009203326
1009203320