Race and wealth inequality: the impact of racial differences in asset ownership on the distribution of household wealth

Article Abstract:

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.

Economic aspects, Race relations, Finance, Wealth

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Education, ability, and civic engagement in the contemporary United States

Article Abstract:

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.

Research, Education, Citizenship

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"He said, she said": assessing discrepancies in husbands' and wives' reports on the division of household labor

Article Abstract:

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.

Psychological aspects, Married women, Married men

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