1. Inequality Starts at Home: An Introduction to the Pecking Order
2. Butterflies in Bialystok, Meteors in Manila: The Nature-Nurture Red Herring
3. Love is a Pie: Birth Order and Number of Siblings
4. Death, Desertion, Divorce: When Bad Things Happen to Good Families
5. Movin' on Up, Movin' on Out: Mobility and Sibling Differences
6. Legacies and Role Models, Fat and Skin: Gender Dynamics in the Family
7. Random Acts of Kindness (and Cruelty): Outside Influences on Sibling Success
8. From Tribes to Markets: Conclusions, Implications, and Insinuations
About the Pecking Order: A Technical Appendix.