Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life - A Life Course Perspective (Hardcover)

With today's availability of Social Security and Medicare, we typically think of the older years as a stage in life where people are supported financially. However, of the more than 40 million old adults currently living in the US, many are struggling financially living below or near the poverty line. They are lacking the assets necessary to see them through a period of life that is often longer than expected and that requires more health and long-term care. While financial vulnerability can be most pronounced in old age, it is often created across decades, revealing itself in later years when there is little opportunity to reverse a lifetime of disadvantage. The concept of Financial Capability refers to both an individual and structural idea that combines a person's ability to act with their opportunity to act in their best financial interests. In Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life: A Life Course Perspective the concept of Financial Capability is used to underscore the importance of acquiring knowledge and skills while also addressing policies and services than can build financial security. The volume assembles the latest evidence on financial capability and assets among older adults using a life course perspective, arguing that older adults need financial knowledge and financial services in order to build secure lives, and that this process needs to begin before it is too late to make effective changes and choices. Broken into three parts, the chapters in this book written by leading experts in the field blend together empirical findings, economic and social theory, and case studies. Part 1 opens the book with a conceptual and empirical overview of financial capability and assets among older adults using a life course perspective. Part 2 presents chapters addressing financial vulnerability of diverse racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and immigrants. Part 3 includes chapters describing current policies, programs, and innovations, including a review of important issues of working and caregiving in later life, and a detailed assessment of age-friendlybanking principles, banking products, services, and policies.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2015
Editors:	Nancy Morrow-Howell (Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work and the Director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging) • Margaret Sherraden (Professor)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-937430-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly Books > Money & Finance > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-937430-9
Barcode:	9780199374304

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