Sara McLanahan
Sarah McLanahan | |
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McLanahan delivering a lecture | |
| Born | Sara Frances Smith December 27, 1940 Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2021 (aged 81) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Awards | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Houston, University of Texas |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Princeton University, University of Wisconsin |
| Main interests | motherhood, marriage, divorce, family structure, children, social stratification |
| Website | https://sociology.princeton.edu/people/sara-mclanahan |
Sara McLanahan (née Smith; December 27, 1940 – December 31, 2021) was an American sociologist. She is known for her work on the family as a major institution in the American stratification system. Her early work examined the consequences of divorce and remarriage for parents and children, and her later work focused on families formed by unmarried parents. She was interested in the effects of family structure on social inequality and the roles that public policies can play in addressing the needs of families and children.