Spring 2027

Families & Poverty

Introduction to research on families and poverty. Learn how family behaviors vary by socioeconomic status; how romantic relationships, childbearing, and childrearing may be implicated in poverty; what the consequences of poverty are for family functioning and children; and about the role of policy in influencing families and poverty.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 David Pate

Summary

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Past student reviews · Quentin Riser

The course was rated as low difficulty, with students describing it as an enjoyable and engaging experience.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

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HDFS 765

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
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QUENTIN RISER is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Quentin Riser

Students found the seminar insightful and meaningful, valuing the instructor's applied activities and commitment to success.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.78 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Quentin Riser

The course was rated as low difficulty, with students describing it as an enjoyable and engaging experience.

Past student reviews · Quentin Riser

A former student enjoyed the class debates and the instructor's humor, noting his wealth of expertise in family and poverty issues.

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Catalog & offerings

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HDFS 765 · Spring 2027

Families & Poverty

Recorded 2026-10-29
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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