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HDFS 060 Episode 26 Family Diversity
Professor Shelton discusses the diversity among families, the many types of families and the diversity even within types. He argues that the type or form of a family is not as important as its functions and how its ecosystem facilitates or hinder...
Professor Shelton describes the work of Clare Huntington in her book Failure to Flourish, and elaborates on the relationship of dispute resolution and structural family law to family and community well-being.
Professor Shelton discusses the concept of "the social context" of development and provides examples and raises questions about what aspects of the social context are important to children, families and others across the life span.
Lawrence Shelton Welcomes Students to HDFS
Lawrence Shelton welcomes new students to the Human Development and Family Studies program at UVM, and introduces himself.
State Garden - Family Business Forum
Mark DeMichaelis (’87), President and CEO of State Garden Inc., shares how three generations of his family transformed their small celery processing and re-packaging business started in 1937, to become a top producer of sustainably sourced organic...
HDFS 060 Episode 27 Families & Macrosystems
Professor Shelton discusses changes in macrosystems and the processes of adaptation families experience when their macrosystems change or when they move from one macrosystem to another.
HDFS 161 Episode 7 Diversities & Ecosystems
Professor Shelton applies develecology to understand the effects of poverty, racism, and residential segregation on children and their development.
HDFS 161 Episode 10 Developing White Identity
Professor Shelton applies develecology to his own experience growing up in America, to illuminate the development and nature of white identity, and then to suggest approaches to understanding and reducing racism.