{"product_id":"passing-on-janet-finch-9781857282764","title":"Passing On: Kinship and Inheritance in England","description":"Inheritance, once the preserve of the propertied upper classes, has become a much more common experience. Many more people now than in the past have something of material value to bequeath when they die, mainly because of the spread of home ownership during the second half of the twentieth century. \u003cem\u003ePassing On\u003c\/em\u003e examines what these changes can tell us about kinship in England, through a study of how contemporary families handle inheritance.\u003cbr\u003e Based on the findings of a major research project into inheritance and kinship, \u003cem\u003ePassing On\u003c\/em\u003e examines how it is transmitted, 'who gets what' and the meaning this has for individuals and families. The authors argue that we should understand English kinship as a set of relational practices which are flexible and variable, rather than as a rigid structure or system. Inheritance is characterised more by symbolic practices and moral reasoning than by materialism.\u003cbr\u003e Of interest to lecturers and students of sociology, anthropology, social policy, law and gender studies, \u003cem\u003ePassing On\u003c\/em\u003e is also of considerable interest to those seeking to understand changing forms of kinship and ownership, especially researchers, policy makers and legal practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Finch, Jennifer Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1857282760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857282764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 93","brand":"Janet Finch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526284071167,"sku":"9781857282764","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e77c98ef-3441-4bf2-bd28-7ac64363ffa1.jpg?v=1737555725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passing-on-janet-finch-9781857282764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}