Housing, Care and Inheritance (Housing and Society Series) - Hardcover

Izuhara, Misa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415415489 ISBN 13: 9780415415484

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

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 influenced by cultural norms, family traditions, social policy and housing market, so it is negotiated differently in different societies and at different times. Such generational contract is however breaking down as a result of socio-economic and demographic changes.

Drawn from the two-part study funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council, Misa Izuhara explores the myth and the changing patterns of the particular exchange of long-term care and housing assets between older parents and their adult children in Britain and Japan. Highly international and comparative in perspectives, this study addresses important sociological as well as policy questions regarding intergenerational relations involving housing wealth, long-term care, and inheritance.

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Review:

"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

About the Author:

Misa Izuhara is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Studies, the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415415489
• ISBN 13: 9780415415484
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156