Wealth: A Family Matter by Céline Bessière, Maude Pugliese

“…The accumulation of wealth brings into play the three major dimensions of kinship: descent, siblingship, and alliance.Objectives: To establish a dialogue between the literature on socio-economic inequalities and the social sciences of the family.Methodology: This introductory article is based on a literature review of various social science disciplines in economics, sociology, demography, history, anthropology, political philosophy and law.Results: This issue of the journal Enfances Familles Générations is a plea for the social sciences to take into account both family ties and family assets, based on the concrete issues of inheritance, marriage, indebtedness and home ownership. …”
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