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Frank F. Furstenberg
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 239
Citations - 23459
Frank F. Furstenberg is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Family planning. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 237 publications receiving 22695 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank F. Furstenberg include Philadelphia University & Russell Sage Foundation.
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Adolescent mothers in later life
TL;DR: The life course of adolescent mothers: implications for public policy Appendices Bibliography Index. as discussed by the authors The intersecting life courses of adolescents and their children, and the children's experience.
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Social Capital and Successful Development among At-Risk Youth
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the role of social capital, a concept developed by Coleman (1988) that to some extent bridges the disciplinary gaps described above, and determine whether successful outcomes among a sample of disadvantaged youth are related to measures of both family-based and community-based social capital.
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On the frontier of adulthood: Theory, research, and public policy.
TL;DR: On the Frontier of Adulthood as discussed by the authors considers the nature and consequences of changes in early adulthood by drawing upon a wide variety of historical and contemporary data from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.
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Longitudinal studies of effects of divorce on children in Great Britain and the United States
Andrew J. Cherlin,Frank F. Furstenberg,P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale,Kathleen Kiernan,Philip K. Robins,Donna Ruane Morrison,Julien O. Teitler +6 more
TL;DR: For boys, the apparent effect of separation or divorce on behavior problems and achievement at the later time point was sharply reduced by considering behavior problems, achievement levels, and family difficulties that were present at the earlier time point, before any of the families had broken up.
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Managing to Make It: Urban Families and Adolescent Success
TL;DR: Furstenberg et al. as discussed by the authors investigated how parents managed different levels of resources and dangers in low-income neighbourhoods and how this management, rather than community involvement, contributed to the success of their children.