Death, Deeds, and Descendents
Inheritance in Modern America
Clignet's analysis of inheritance patterns in modern America is the first sustained treatment of the subject by a sociologist. Clignet shows that even today inheritance serves to perpetuate both familial wealth and familial relations. He examines what leads decedents to chose particular legal instruments (wills, trusts, insurance policies, gifts inter vivos) and how, in turn, the instrument chosen helps explain the extent and the form of inequalities in bequests, of a result of the gender or matrimonial status of the beneficiaries. The author's major is to identify and explain the most significant sources of variations in the amount and the d…
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Weitere Autoren: Beckert, Jens / Harrington, Brooke
- ISBN: 978-1-351-52344-8
- EAN: 9781351523448
- Produktnummer: 26147843
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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