Race and wealth inequality: the impact of racial differences in asset ownership on the distribution of household wealth
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Removing racial differences when examining asset ownership reduced wealth inequality significantly, with whites buying more high-return, high-risk assets than blacks. Most of the remaining difference can be accounted for by racial differences in educational attainment.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2000
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Education, ability, and civic engagement in the contemporary United States
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Research suggests that the traditional belief of cognitive ability in determining individual levels of civic participation is not a reliable thesis. The most highly educated or intelligent persons are not necessarily the best citizens.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2000
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"He said, she said": assessing discrepancies in husbands' and wives' reports on the division of household labor
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Husbands tend to overestimate and wives underestimate the time husbands spend helping with housework, though wives do not overestimate their contribution. Increased marriage length lowers this discrepancy.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2000
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