Non-Married Women and Asset Ownership [electronic resource] : The Effects of Marital Status and Social Class on Wealth Accumulation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sykes, Lori Latrice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single women--United States--Economic conditions.

Single women--United States--Social conditions.

Wealth--United States.

Single women--Economic conditions--United States.

Single women.

Single women--Social conditions--United States.

Wealth.

Local Subjects:

Single women--United States--Economic conditions.

Single women--United States--Social conditions.

Wealth--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using census based data, this study examines whether or not differences in asset ownership for non-married women can be explained by race alone or whether other social and demographic variables help explain observed differences.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Aint no Making it: Socioeconomic Status and Wealth in Historical Perspective; Chapter 2: Trends in Net Worth and Wealth Composition; Chapter 3: Explaining Difference; Chapter 4: Perpectives on Wealth Inequality; Chapter 5: A Home of Her Own; Chapter 6: Living Non-married and In Business for Oneself; Chapter 7: The Great Divide: Savings, Stocks and Real Estate; Chapter 8: Non-Married Female Baby Boomers and Asset Ownership; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7734-1223-9

OCLC:

809768125