My research examines within-nation differences as well as cross-national differences in socially stratified outcomes, specifically the distribution of household incomes. I build on the considerable empirical evidence suggesting that group memberships are important factors in shaping one' s life...

The context surrounding the poor economic situation of divorced Japanese women, who are the primary recipients of welfare support for single mothers in Japan, is not well understood. An analysis of the Japanese General Social Survey and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics reveal that divorced...

The American creed -- The women of the new nation -- Enterprise : commercial and social -- Republican mothers in action -- Social enterprise and the founding of American religious orders -- A market-based social enterprise solution -- The agonizing issue of slavery -- Individualism and social...