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Sara McLanahan

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173

Publications

28K

Citations

74

H-Index

1979

Active since

Affiliations

Princeton University(Current)

Columbia University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Michigan

Sara McLanahan is an author at Princeton University specializing in sociology, child development, and family relationships.

Top concepts

SociologyChild DevelopmentSocial SciencesFamily RelationshipsHealthSocial PolicyChild Well-beingDemographyPublic HealthFamily Economics

Publications per year

1979–2022

173

Publications

173

Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps.

Toby L. Parcel, Sara McLanahan, Gary D. Sandefur · Social Forces · 1995 · 2.1K citations

Family Medicine, Parental Care, Family Involvement +21

Fragile Families: sample and design

Nancy E. Reichman, Julien O. Teitler, Irwin Garfinkel et al. · Children and Youth Services Review · 2001 · 1.6K citations

Family Systems, Family Interaction, Fragile Families +2

Diverging destinies: How children are faring under the second demographic transition

Sara McLanahan · Demography · 2004 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Family Structure, Parental Practices and High School Completion

Nan Marie Astone, Sara McLanahan · American Sociological Review · 1991 · 1.4K citations

Family Studies, Child Well-being, Socioemotional Development +12

Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps.

Beth B. Hess, Sara McLanahan, Gary D. Sandefur · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 1.1K citations

Family Medicine, Child Well-being, Family Involvement +11

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