Inheritance, Death and the Concept of the Home

Finch, Janet; Hayes, Lynn

doi:10.1177/0038038594028002004

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“…Finch (1989) is one of the few researchers to have dealt in some conceptual detail with families and inheritance. Yet, the empirical work that she has undertaken with colleagues (Finch et al, 1996;Finch & Wallis, 1993;Finch & Hayes, 1994) does not consider the line of descent and thus the gender implications involved. They certainly observed women (and men) as benefactors, but the de ning feature of the line of descent is who in the next generation(s) receives the inheritances/gifts, not who passes them on.…”

Section: Clarifying the Line Of Descentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The neglect is arguably a consequence of an implicit belief that housing wealth is transmitted roughly equally to men and women. For example, in citing Finch & Hayes (1994), Forrest & Murie (1995a, p. 74) maintained that "research shows that housing wealth is generally shared equally among bene ciary children". This implies, then, that it goes equally to men and women.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property

Mullins¹

2000

Housing Studies

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Although there has been a growing interest over recent years in the intergenerational transmission of Western domestic property, and speci cally housing inheritance, the line of descent in this transmission has been ignored. We do not know whether domestic property goes disproportionately to the next generations(s) of men, or to women, or equally to men and women as the Western cognatic system of descent would dictate. This paper explores the line of descent through an argument proffered by two European sociologists, Delphy and Leonard. They maintain that domestic property goes disproportionately to the next generation(s) of men because of the power of patriarchy. However, neither available information, nor data from an Australian case study, con rms this claim. Indeed, there is a suggestion that domestic property goes roughly equally to the next generations of men and women. The implications of these ndings are explored.

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Section: Clarifying the Line Of Descentmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property

Mullins¹

2000

Housing Studies

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“…Home means both a material possession and a symbolic expression, and is a personal creation [33]. Home has various layers of its meaning with diverse approaches.…”

Section: Home Is Beyond Housementioning

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Smart Home Design: Home or House?

Saizmaa

Kim

2008

2008 Third International Conference on Convergence and Hybrid Information Technology

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“…This shift in focus to the ways in which people themselves live with dementia has heralded an interest in day‐to‐day experiences. A diagnosis of dementia introduces an unfamiliar element into a familiar home, which is otherwise associated with notions of being a non‐threatening environment (Kontos 1998), habitual routines and a place to be free from surveillance (Finch & Hayes 1994). Askham et al.…”

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“…This shift in focus to the ways in which people themselves live with dementia has heralded an interest in day-to-day experiences. A diagnosis of dementia introduces an unfamiliar element into a familiar home, which is otherwise associated with notions of being a non-threatening environment (Kontos 1998), habitual routines and a place to be free from surveillance (Finch & Hayes 1994). Askham et al (2007) describe how life for a person with dementia living at home is 'in constant danger of slipping towards the practices and life of a total institution' (with attendant implications for routinisation, surveillance and mortification of the self) yet Goffman (1961) argued that institutional care and family care could not share these characteristics.…”

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Dementia and risk: contested territories of everyday life

Clarke¹,

Keady²,

Wilkinson³

et al. 2010

J of Nursing and Healthcare

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( 2 0 1 0 ) Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness 2, 102-112 Dementia and risk: contested territories of everyday life Aims. The project aimed to understand the construction of risk in dementia care from the perspective of the person with dementia, family carers and practitioners with the intention of developing negotiated partnerships in risk management. Background. This paper addresses a gap in the literature by embedding constructions of risk within everyday events and social contexts, and communicates such constructions through the voices of people with dementia, carers and practitioners. Method. This symbolic interactionalist study involved data collection by interview with 55 people with dementia (sometimes twice), and their nominated carer and practitioner. The sample was drawn from three regions of the United Kingdom. Data were collected during 2004. Conclusions. Five 'contested territories' of everyday living with dementia are outlined in this paper: friendships, smoking, going out, domestic arrangements, and occupation and activity. These contested territories are purposeful and allow for 102Ó 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd sense making, maintenance of self, claiming and relinquishing decision making, and creating purpose(lessness) in people's lives. Relevance to clinical practice. Assessing and managing risk in a way that respects the dynamics and purposes of contested territories will support care that is person centred, and moreover respectful of the relationships that contribute to maintaining the individual's sense of self and purpose.Key words: carer, contested territories, dementia, everyday life, risk, symbolic interactionism IntroductionThe paper addresses the complex area of risk management in dementia care. It described a qualitative study in which 55 people with dementia were interviewed, together with their nominated family member and carer. The findings demonstrate the everyday ways in which people with dementia experience risk and its impact on their sense-making, and their identity, purpose and control over their lives. As such, the paper contributes to a growing awareness of the critical importance of the ways in which the micro-dynamics of people's lives are affected by others and it offers a way of intervening to support the identity of the person with dementia.

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Inheritance, Death and the Concept of the Home

Cited by 32 publications

References 7 publications

The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property

The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property

Smart Home Design: Home or House?

Dementia and risk: contested territories of everyday life

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