PUB AFF 80
How Environments Shape Human Development
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Overview of major theoretical, conceptual, and empirical traditions in study of human development. Exploration of how diverse cultural, social, socioeconomic, and historical contexts interact with biological, cognitive, and psychological processes to affect individuals during key developmental periods (such as early childhood, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, and late adulthood). Topics may include historical changes in families, schools, neighborhoods, and workplace; economic conditions of families, schools, and neighborhoods; enduring effects of childhood on adult well-being; and impact of ascribed characteristics such as gender, race, and nationality on individuals' environments, pathways, and outcomes. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2025 - I loved this class with Professor Demko. The class was extremely engaging, interesting, and offered many great new perspectives. The class often felt more like a discussion than a lecture, creating a more engaging class. The class was well organized, with three reading reflections being submitted by student choice, an essay as a midterm, and a take-home final. Overall, I had a great time in the class and would recommend it to anyone.
Winter 2025 - I loved this class with Professor Demko. The class was extremely engaging, interesting, and offered many great new perspectives. The class often felt more like a discussion than a lecture, creating a more engaging class. The class was well organized, with three reading reflections being submitted by student choice, an essay as a midterm, and a take-home final. Overall, I had a great time in the class and would recommend it to anyone.
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Winter 2022 - This class is super easy and relatively interesting. Professor Holloway and the teaching team are super accommodating. I loved that we had guest lecturers almost every other class to discuss new topics and bring in a fresh perspective. The class basically covers the developmental psychology behind each life stage and how the social factors (race, class, gender, neighborhood, education, etc.) a person interacts with affect their development. Very chill, 10/10 would recommend.
Winter 2022 - This class is super easy and relatively interesting. Professor Holloway and the teaching team are super accommodating. I loved that we had guest lecturers almost every other class to discuss new topics and bring in a fresh perspective. The class basically covers the developmental psychology behind each life stage and how the social factors (race, class, gender, neighborhood, education, etc.) a person interacts with affect their development. Very chill, 10/10 would recommend.
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Fall 2025 - i took this class as a pre-req to the public affairs major. it was interesting for the most part but a lot of it was pretty intuitive and could get a bit boring since i already knew a lot of the content. professor small is very smart and engaging so i enjoyed the class overall, but your grade really depends on how strict your ta is (mine was new and quite harsh on grading). overall i'd recommend this class but it did get tempting to skip lectures toward the end of the quarter because they didn't always feel that important content-wise.
Fall 2025 - i took this class as a pre-req to the public affairs major. it was interesting for the most part but a lot of it was pretty intuitive and could get a bit boring since i already knew a lot of the content. professor small is very smart and engaging so i enjoyed the class overall, but your grade really depends on how strict your ta is (mine was new and quite harsh on grading). overall i'd recommend this class but it did get tempting to skip lectures toward the end of the quarter because they didn't always feel that important content-wise.
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