Family, School, and Society: Shaping the Developing Child

Harvard FAS

How do family, school, and society shape children’s lives? This course examines major social issues affecting children and adolescents in the United States through a developmental systems lens. Grounded in theory and empirical research, and attentive to current events, the course helps develop students’ analytical reasoning, empirical literacy, and capacity for thoughtful self-reflection. Students examine how issues such as family and neighborhood poverty, maternal and infant health,…