Non-married women and asset ownership
Subtitle: the effects of marital status and social class on wealth accumulation
By: Lori Latrice Sykes ; with a foreword by Hayward Derrick Horton.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press; Edwin Mellen Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780773453715
Subjects: Single women -- United States -- Economic conditions; Single women -- United States -- Social conditions; Wealth -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ain't no making it: socioeconomic status and wealth in historical perspective; title: Trends in net worth and wealth composition; title: Explaining difference; title: Perspectives on wealth inequality; title: A home of her own; title: Living single and in business for themselves; title: The great divide: savings, stocks, and real estate; title: Nonmarried female baby boomers and asset ownership; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Appendix: A notes on data and methods; title: Index.