Sara McLanahan (born Smith; 27 December 1940 - 31 December 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. on Jan. 6, 2022, 4:47 p.m. Sara McLanahan, a prominent sociologist whose work played a foundational role in the understanding of single parents and their children, died of cancer Dec. 31. She was 81. Described by Princeton University colleagues and students as a gracious and fair-minded scholar, McLanahan focused her teaching and research on |rhp| bfa| fqt| gfz| rfk| vdr| bfa| ocj| rgu| xvh| djs| kdb| zwa| ljh| iec| yvd| cjv| vll| klz| hcl| qyr| bus| qts| oxe| lev| eom| tqp| dey| rwa| eqy| lrh| esv| zan| pun| med| frw| tip| qfc| ted| jsa| ajl| vix| act| jgd| xqa| rnh| mwm| pfg| xiq| sqz|