Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Filing Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy System 18
7. 2 Struggling to Survive 35
8. 3 Staying Home and Going Places 56
9. 4 Staying Alive 75
10. 5 Staying Out of the Red 90
11. 6 Blackness of Bankruptcy 107
12. 7 All the Single Ladies (with Children) in Bankruptcy 132
13. 8 The Riskiest Years— Bankrupt Seniors 159
14. 9 Lawsuits and Debt Collectors 183
15. 10 “Resourced” Bankruptcy Filers 202
16. Conclusion 216
17. Methodological Appendix 231
18. Notes 241
19. Bibliography 259
20. Index 285