Human Development and Family Studies

Studying People — In the Context of Continual Change

From the micro-perspective of the family unit to the macro-perspective of society at large, Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at Penn State examines people and the dynamic changes they undergo throughout their course of their lifetime.

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