The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property
Titel:
The Line of Descent in the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Property
Auteur:
Mullins, Patrick
Verschenen in:
Housing studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (2000) nr. 5 pagina's 683-698
Jaar:
2000-09-01
Inhoud:
Although there has been a growing interest over recent years in the intergenerational transmission of Western domestic property, and specifically 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, confirms 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 findings are explored.
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