Intergenerational Issues in an Aging Society
The Network hosted an invited conference on January 17-18, 2009 to explore Ingenerational Issues in an Aging Society. The agenda topics for the conference and documents pertaining to presentations are shown below:
Intergenerational Transfers
Bequests and Intervivos Transfers of Money and Time - Michael Hurd, RAND
The Distribution of Parental Transfers - Kathleen McGarry, Dartmouth College
The Social Contract
Revisiting the U.S. Compact for Melding an Aging Society - Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston
Revising the Intergenerational Contract - Isabel Sawhill, Brookings Institution
Family
The Consequences of Family Change for Intergenerational Relationships in Later Life - Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California
The Unlaunched and the Elder Stall: The Implications of Delayed Departure from the Family Home - Kate Newman, Princeton University
The Transition to Adulthood and Intergenerational Relations - Frank Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania
Volunteerism
At Your Service: Being Active and Being Well - Jon Hendricks, Oregon State University
Expanding Roles for Older Adults in an Aging Society: Opportunity and Implications - Linda Fried, Network Member / Columbia University
Politics
The Dynamics of Intergenerational Factions and Coalitions -Lawrence Jacobs, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Disparities
Changes in the Economy, Society and Public Policies: Implications for Poverty and Inequalities - Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan
Intergenerational Issues in Health Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities - Keith Whitfield, Duke University
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