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WILLS, INHERITANCE AND FAMILIES
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By: |
Professor Janet V. Finch, Lynn Hayes, Judith Masson |
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Hardback |
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£135.00 |
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£118.13 |
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ISBN 10: |
0198258348 |
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9780198258346 |
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Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
7 March, 1996 |
Series: |
Oxford Socio-Legal Studies |
Pages: |
200 |
Description: |
How we distribute our assets after death is no longer a question for a small wealthy section of society: increasing numbers of people must now decide how to structure wills and to bequeath money and possessions across generations: not only to family and kin but to charities and institutions also. This path-breaking study offers an empirical study of 800 English wills and uses the material to reflect upon what they tell us of contemporary family and kin relationships.It will be of great interest to lawyers, anthropologists, sociologists and social historians. |
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The Issue of how assets are distributed after death is of increasing significance for larger numbers of people. In this original and path-breaking study, the authors examine the principle means through which people plan to dispose of their assets after death: by the use of wills. By offering an empirical study of 800 English wills, the book identifies significant patterns of bequeathing among a cross-section of the population, and not just among those sections of society who enjoy substantial wealth. This leads us to focus upon what wills tell us about the family and kin relationships, and upon how people transmit their assets across generations: to their families and to institutions and organizations. |
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line figures, tables |
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UK |
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Clarendon Press |
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