| Making Ends Meet: How single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work K Edin Russell Sage Foundation, 1997 | 3607 | 1997 |
| Work, welfare, and single mothers' economic survival strategies K Edin, L Lein American sociological review, 253-266, 1997 | 601 | 1997 |
| Parental involvement during the transition to high school T Falbo, L Lein, NA Amador Journal of adolescent research 16 (5), 511-529, 2001 | 247 | 2001 |
| “You fruithead”: A sociolinguistic approach to children's dispute settlement D Brenneis, L Lein Child discourse, 49-65, 1977 | 233 | 1977 |
| Male participation in home life: Impact of social supports and breadwinner responsibility on the allocation of tasks L Lein Family Coordinator, 489-495, 1979 | 158 | 1979 |
| Children's disputes in three speach communities1 L Lein, D Brenneis Language in Society 7 (3), 299-323, 1978 | 132 | 1978 |
| Burning their bridges: Disordered attachment and foster care discharge RM Penzerro, L Lein Child Welfare, 351-366, 1995 | 130 | 1995 |
| Successful Texas schoolwide programs: Research study results, school profiles, voices of practitioners and parents L Lein, JF Johnson, M Ragland Charles A. Dana Center, the University of Texas at Austin, 1997 | 109 | 1997 |
| Complexity and instability: The response of nongovernmental organizations to the recovery of Hurricane Katrina survivors in a host community S Gajewski, H Bell, L Lein, RJ Angel Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly 40 (2), 389-403, 2011 | 85 | 2011 |
| Awareness and denial in the Alzheimer's disease victim V Cotrell, L Lein Journal of Gerontological Social Work 19 (3-4), 115-132, 1992 | 81 | 1992 |
| Families without villains: American families in an era of change L Lein (No Title), 1984 | 74 | 1984 |
| The private safety net: The role of charitable organizations in the lives of the poor K Edin, L Lein Housing Policy Debate 9 (3), 541-573, 1998 | 62 | 1998 |
| With the best of intentions: Family violence option and abused women's needs L Lein, SE Jacquet, CM Lewis, PR Cole, BB Williams Violence Against Women 7 (2), 193-210, 2001 | 61 | 2001 |
| Living with a female sexual abuse survivor: Male partners' perspectives B Bacon, L Lein Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 5 (2), 1-16, 1996 | 57 | 1996 |
| Poor families in America's health care crisis RJ Angel, L Lein, J Henrici Cambridge University Press, 2006 | 56 | 2006 |
| Life after welfare: Reform and the persistence of poverty L Lein, DT Schexnayder University of Texas Press, 2007 | 53 | 2007 |
| Child-care arrangements of working parents MJ Bane, L Lein, L O'Donnell, C Stueve Monthly Lab. Rev. 102, 50, 1979 | 52 | 1979 |
| Economic roulette: When is a job not a job? L Lein, AF Benjamin, M McManus, K Roy Community, Work and Family 8 (4), 359-378, 2005 | 50 | 2005 |
| Sanctions and case closings for noncompliance: Who is affected and why A Cherlin, L Burton, J Francis, J Henrici, L Lein, J Quane, K Bogen Policy Brief, 01-1, 2001 | 45 | 2001 |
| Work and family life L Lein, M Durham, M Pratt, M Schudson, R Thomas, H Weiss Center for the Study of Public Policy, 1974 | 45* | 1974 |
