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Front Matter i-xii
PART I: Health Trends and Disparities 1-2
1 Trends in Mortality, Disease, and Physiological Status in the Older Population - Eileen Crimmins 3-30
2 Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Disparities in the Health of Older U.S. Men and Women - Robert A. Hummer and Iliya Gutin 31-66
3 Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Mortality in Aging Populations - Angela M. O'Rand and Scott M. Lynch 67-96
PART II: Social and Environmental Contexts Shaping Aging and Health 97-98
4 Social Well-Being and Health in the Older Population: Moving beyond Social Relationships - Linda J. Waite 99-130
5 Place, Aging, and Health - Kathleen A. Cagney and Erin York Cornwell 131-156
PART III: Families and Intergenerational Transfers 157-158
6 Demography of Aging and the Family - Emily M. Agree 159-186
7 Intergenerational Transfers and the Older Population - Andrew Mason and Ronald Lee 187-214
PART IV: Work and Retirement in the Older Population 215-216
8 The Demography of Retirement - Courtney Coile 217-246
PART V: Disability and Cognitive Health of the Older Population 247-248
9 Cognitive Aging, Dementia, and the Future of an Aging Population - Kenneth M. Langa 249-268
10 The Demography of Late-Life Disability - Vicki A. Freedman 269-306
PART VI: The Demography of Aging on a Global Scale 307-308
11 The Demography of Aging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Chronological versus Functional Perspectives - Nikkil Sudharsanan and David E. Bloom 309-338
12 Health, Economic Status, and Aging in High-Income Countries - Jinkook Lee and James P. Smith 339-368
PART VII: New Approaches in Measurement 369-370
13 New Measures and New Designs in Demography of Aging Research - David R. Weir, Linda J. Waite, Rebeca Wong, and Vicki A. Freedman 371-396

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Future Directions for the Demography of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)

Chapter: PART III: Families and Intergenerational Transfers

PART III

Families and Intergenerational Transfers

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Future Directions for the Demography of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)

Chapter: PART III: Families and Intergenerational Transfers

PART III Families and Intergenerational Transfers

PART III

Families and Intergenerational Transfers