Department of Sociology
264 Haines Hall, Los Angeles CA 90095
Phone: (310) 206-7290
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Webpage: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/faculty.php?lid=1320&display_one=1

Research:
Professor Sweeney's research interests focus on the determinants and consequences of family transitions in the United States, with a particular emphasis on variation over historical time, across subpopulations, and over the life course. Her current work includes an investigation of the emotional, physical, and behavioral well-being of children and adolescents living in stepfamilies.

Selected Publications:

Sweeney, Megan M., Wang, Hongbo, and Videon, Tami. Forthcoming. "Reconsidering the Association between Stepfamilies and Adolescent Well-Being". Chapter in Marriage and Family: Multiple Complexities and Perspectives, Edited by Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush. New York: Columbia University Press.

Sweeney, Megan M. 2007. "Stepfather Families and the Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents". Journal of Health and Social Behavior 48:33-49.

Phillips, Julie A. and Sweeney, Megan M.. 2006. "Can Differential Exposure to Risk Factors Explain Recent Racial and Ethnic Variation in Marital Disruption?" Social Science Research 35:409-434.

Raymo, James and Megan M. Sweeney. 2006. Work-Family Conflict and Retirement Preferences. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 61B:S161-S169.

Phillips, Julie A. and Megan M. Sweeney. 2005. Premarital Cohabitation and the Risk of Marital Disruption among White, Black, and Mexican American Women. Journal of Marriage and Family 67:296-314.

Sweeney, Megan M. 2002. Two Decades of Family Change: The Shifting Economic Foundations of Marriage. American Sociological Review 67:132-147.

Selected Courses:
Sociology 210c: Intermediate Statistical Methods III