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Family Structure

Family Structure is a demographic and sociological construct denoting the organizational configuration of familial and household relationships, distinguished by the composition, generational hierarchy, kinship ties, residential arrangements, and legal or social bonds that define how individuals are relationally situated within a family unit.

1.6K

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101.3K

Citations

2.8K

Authors

957

Institutions

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2017–2026

126

Variants

Black Family Structures

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Publications

1.6K

The Elementary Structures of Kinship.

Sally Falk Moore, Claude Lévi‐Strauss, James Harle Bell et al. · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 2.1K citations

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Family Structure, Parental Practices and High School Completion

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

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Family Ties in Western Europe: Persistent Contrasts

David Reher · Population and Development Review · 1998 · 1.4K citations

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Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm

Renato Tagiuri, John A. Davis · Family Business Review · 1996 · 1.3K citations

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Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child‐Parent Relationships in American Families

Merril Silverstein, Vern L. Bengtson · American Journal of Sociology · 1997 · 887 citations

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Authors

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  1. SM
    Sara McLanahan

    Princeton University, United States

    10 publications · 2.8K citations

    10

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  2. LH
    Lawrence H.Ganong

    University of Missouri, United States

    8 publications · 606 citations

    8

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  3. GH
    Glen H. Elder

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    8 publications · 734 citations

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  4. TS
    Thomas Siedler

    German Institute for Economic Research, Germany

    8 publications · 315 citations

    8

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  5. BF
    Bernard Farber

    Arizona State University, United States

    7 publications · 492 citations

    7

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Institutions

957

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    23 h-index

    38 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    16 h-index

    24 publications

    3K citations

  3. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of Essex

    Colchester, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    971 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    118 publications · 11.4K citations

    60

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  2. Journal of Family Issues

    46 publications · 2.3K citations

    30

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  3. Demography

    27 publications · 2.3K citations

    26

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 31 publications · 2.1K citations

    22

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  5. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 25 publications · 5.9K citations

    20

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