Chapter 9 The housing careers of younger adults and intergenerational support in Germany’s ‘society of renters’

Through narrative interviews with younger adults and their parents , this paper explores how the housing transitions of younger adults, both within the rental sector and into homeownership, are shaped through intergenerational intra-family support in Germany’s society of renters. Our fi ndings h...

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Auteurs principaux: Lennartz, Christian, Helbrecht, Ilse
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description Through narrative interviews with younger adults and their parents , this paper explores how the housing transitions of younger adults, both within the rental sector and into homeownership, are shaped through intergenerational intra-family support in Germany’s society of renters. Our fi ndings highlight the profound qualitative diff erences between regular transfers for establishing and retaining residential independence in the rental sector and inter vivos gifts for house purchase. Where the former support type is given and taken unconditionally, transfers for house purchase follow a diff erent logic and carry diff erent meanings. Being a necessary condition for property acquisition at young age, they have the power to completely rebalance family relations and undermine younger adults’ autonomy accordingly. In an aggregate perspective, our study further suggests increasing socio-spatial inequalities within the younger generation which run along both class and spatial origin, sharply dividing the housing market opportunities of ‘original Berliners’ and those who have moved to the city from more affl uent regions in Germany.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-344902025-03-04T09:48:09Z Chapter 9 The housing careers of younger adults and intergenerational support in Germany’s ‘society of renters’ Lennartz, Christian Helbrecht, Ilse Housing careers young adults Germany thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general Through narrative interviews with younger adults and their parents , this paper explores how the housing transitions of younger adults, both within the rental sector and into homeownership, are shaped through intergenerational intra-family support in Germany’s society of renters. Our fi ndings highlight the profound qualitative diff erences between regular transfers for establishing and retaining residential independence in the rental sector and inter vivos gifts for house purchase. Where the former support type is given and taken unconditionally, transfers for house purchase follow a diff erent logic and carry diff erent meanings. Being a necessary condition for property acquisition at young age, they have the power to completely rebalance family relations and undermine younger adults’ autonomy accordingly. In an aggregate perspective, our study further suggests increasing socio-spatial inequalities within the younger generation which run along both class and spatial origin, sharply dividing the housing market opportunities of ‘original Berliners’ and those who have moved to the city from more affl uent regions in Germany. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-10-17 14:14:04 2020-04-01T10:27:04Z 2019 chapter 1004982 OCN: 1135849606 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25110 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34490 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25110/1/9780367262822_oachapter9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25110/1/9780367262822_oachapter9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25110/1/9780367262822_oachapter9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25110/1/9780367262822_oachapter9.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Housing Careers, Intergenerational Support and Family Relations Routledge 21 open access
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Chapter 9 The housing careers of younger adults and intergenerational support in Germany’s ‘society of renters’
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