Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-182) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Who Are the Poor? -- Ch. 3. What Causes Poverty? Individual Level Theories -- Ch. 4. Structural and Feminist Theories of Poverty -- Ch. 5. The "Feminization of Poverty" Model -- Ch. 6. Gender Class and Poverty -- Ch. 7. The Public Side of Gender Class -- Ch. 8. Gender Class Vulnerability in Marriage -- Ch. 9. Conclusion: Toward the Equality of Women