The Effect of Marital Status on Home Ownership among Low-Income Households: Critical Review
This paper is written by Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Pajarita Charles, Shenyang Guo, Kim Manturuk and Clinton Key. It is the publication of a research by the same authors and their findings on “whether married low-income renters are more likely to become home owners than comparable single, low-income renters” (Grinstein-Weiss et al., 2011, p.475).
This research has a sociological significance as it focuses on the institution of marriage, examining its implications on economic prosperity, particularly in relation to home ownership. Most importantly, the study also fills a gap in sociological research, which has so far not given much attention to marriage
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