Summary Jane Waldfogel, Terry-Ann Craigie, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn review recent
studies that use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to …

Over the past decade, the linkages between marriage and child well‐being have attracted
the attention of researchers and policy makers alike. Children's living arrangements have …

A growing literature documents the importance of family instability for child wellbeing. In this
article, we use longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to …

Nearly three decades of research evaluating the impact of family structure on the health and
well-being of children demonstrates that children living with their married, biological parents …

Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social
problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at …

Frank Furstenberg examines how the newly extended timetable for entering adulthood is
affecting, and being affected by, the institution of the Western, particularly the American …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage
jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time—a combination of the …

Scholars have long looked to family composition to understand child well-being. The study
of family instability, or the experience of repeated changes in parents' union status during …

We use data from three waves of the Fragile Families Study (N= 2,111) to examine the
prevalence and effects of mothers' partnership changes between birth and age 3 on …