164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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Housing, Care and Inheritance draws on the author’s long-standing research into housing issues surrounding the ageing society, a phenomenon which is now a concern in many mature economies. If an adult child provides care for their elderly parent, should that person be rewarded? If so, should they inherit their parent’s house or a larger share of the assets? The ‘generational contract’ is often... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Intergenerational Reciprocity: Cultural Practice 3. Housing Assets and Intergenerational Transfer in a Global Context 4. Long Term Care and the Shifting the State-Family Boundaries 5. Accumulation of Housing Wealth and Family Relations 6. Plans for Disposal of Assets 7. Rethinking the ‘Generational Contact’ Between Housing, Care and Inheritance 8. Conclusion
Biography
Misa Izuhara is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Studies, the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK
"This is an excellent book for anyone with an interest in issues around housing, care and inheritance. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of existing research alongside new empirical insights... Like any good book, it left me wondering about further questions." Karen Rowlingson, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham, UK, The Journal of Ageing & Society, Volume 30 - 2010
