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Sara McLanahan

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Statistics

Publications

173

Citations

28.3K

H-Index

74

Active since

1979

Affiliations

Princeton University(Current)

Columbia University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Michigan

Sara McLanahan is an author at Princeton University specializing in social sciences, parenting, and family studies.

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

Social Sciences, Child Health, Adolescent Health +14

Fragile Families: sample and design

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

Social Sciences, Genetics, Psychology +11

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

Sara McLanahan · Demography · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Demography, Human Development +14

Family Structure, Parental Practices and High School Completion

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

Education, Secondary Education, Sociology +17

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

Social Sciences, Child Health, Adolescent Health +14

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