Susan Stein-Roggenbuck

Caring for Mom and Dad

Parent Dependency and American Social Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781009203289
• ISBN-10: 1009203282
• Artikelnr.: 68167008

Autorenporträt

Susan Stein-Roggenbuck is an Associate Professor of American social policy in James Madison College at Michigan State University. She is the author of Negotiating Relief: The Development of Social Welfare Programs in Depression-Era Michigan, 1930¿1940 (2020).

Inhaltsangabe

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.