Sara McLanahan

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of parenting and the community connection in single-parenting is discussed and why we care about single-parenthood, and what should be done about it.

TL;DR: This paper examined the relationship between family structure and children's achievement in high school and found that children who live with single parents or stepparents during adolescence received less encouragement and less help with school work than children who lived with both natural parents, and parental involvement has positive effects on children's school achievement.

TL;DR: This paper is the first and only paper to provide detailed information on the research methodology and sampling strategies employed and a simple description of the baseline non-marital sample from the first seven cities.

TL;DR: It is argued that the trends associated with the second demographic transition are following two trajectories and leading to greater disparities in children’s resources and that the government can do more to close the gap between rich and poor children.

TL;DR: The authors argue that family structure has become an important mechanism for the reproduction of class, race, and gender inequalities over the past four decades, and they discuss how increases in income inequality may lead to increases in single motherhood, particularly among less educated women.