Ann Meier
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Minnesota, 1146 Social Sciences
267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: (612) 626-7230, Fax: (612) 624-7020
email: meierann@umn.edu

Family Influences on Well-Being

This project examines the role of families in promoting or inhibiting positive outcomes for children and adolescents. One paper from this project compares the relative influence of financial, human and social capital on college attendance. Another paper examines the influence of family conflict and parental divorce on well-being during the transition to adulthood.

Research Papers:

Sandefur, Gary, Ann Meier and Mary Campbell. 2006. "Family Resources, Social Capital and College Attendance. Social Science Research 35(2): 525-553.

Sandefur, Gary and Ann Meier. 2007. "The Family Environment: Structure, Material Resources, and Child Care." In Brett B. Brown (Ed.), Key Indicators of Children's Well-Being: Completing the Picture. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Meier, Ann. 1999. “Social Capital and Academic Achievement Among Adolescents.” Center for Demography and Ecology Working Paper 99-18.