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Family Studies

Family Studies is an interdisciplinary field of social inquiry that examines family structures, relationships, and processes with particular attention to how gender, culture, and power intersect in the organization of kinship and domestic life.

49.5K

Publications

3M

Citations

70.8K

Authors

9.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8.2K

Variants

Family Science

Parents

Children

Publications

49.5K

Ecology of the family as a context for human development: Research perspectives.

Urie Bronfenbrenner · Developmental Psychology · 1986 · 6.5K citations

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Sources of Conflict between Work and Family Roles

Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, Nicholas J. Beutell · Academy of Management Review · 1985 · 6.2K citations

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Socialization In The Context Of The Family: Parent-Child Interaction

Eleanor E. Maccoby, John A. Martin · 1983 · 5.2K citations

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Current patterns of parental authority.

Diana Baumrind · Developmental Psychology · 1971 · 5.1K citations · Full text

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Sources of Conflict Between Work and Family Roles<sup />

Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, Nicholas J. Beutell · Academy of Management Review · 1985 · 4.8K citations

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Authors

70.8K

  1. RD
    Rand D. Conger

    University of California, Davis, United States

    85 publications · 14.7K citations

    60

    h-index

  2. SM
    Susan M. McHale

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    114 publications · 10.8K citations

    55

    h-index

  3. AC
    Ann C. Crouter

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    85 publications · 9.7K citations

    54

    h-index

  4. PR
    Paul R. Amato

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    71 publications · 16.8K citations

    51

    h-index

  5. GH
    Gene H. Brody

    University of Georgia, United States

    72 publications · 7.4K citations

    47

    h-index

1–5 of 70.8K

Institutions

9.6K

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    135 h-index

    1.1K publications

    105.9K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    122 h-index

    1K publications

    92K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    101 h-index

    601 publications

    48.9K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    96 h-index

    694 publications

    54.5K citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    93 h-index

    567 publications

    42.4K citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    93 h-index

    699 publications

    56.5K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    87 h-index

    817 publications

    54.5K citations

  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    86 h-index

    629 publications

    42.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    2.1K publications · 235.3K citations

    234

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 597 publications · 73.5K citations

    130

    h-index

  3. Child Development

    373 publications · 51K citations

    126

    h-index

  4. Family Business Review

    FBR · 298 publications · 46.6K citations

    121

    h-index

  5. Family Relations

    1K publications · 63.6K citations

    120

    h-index

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See also

Family Studies

Core Theories

Social Inequality

Research Methods

Family Forms

Policy Contexts