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- Title
Estate Inheritance: A Sociological Lacuna.
- Authors
McNamee, Stephen J.; Miller Jr., Robert K.
- Abstract
Estate inheritance, a frequently mentioned but rarely examined feature of stratification systems, has been a neglected area of research in sociology. In this paper, several possible causes of the sociological neglect are discussed. The treatment of inheritance patterns in functionalist and conflict theories of stratification is analyzed, and an overview of existing research on inheritance is presented. Finally, a conflict theory of stratification that incorporates the phenomenon of inheritance is proposed, and avenues for further research are suggested.
- Subjects
ESTATES (Law); INHERITANCE &; succession; SOCIOLOGICAL research; CONFLICT theory; REAL property; LACUNAE in law
- Publication
Sociological Inquiry, 1989, Vol 59, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0038-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb01077.x