The Center for Research on Families
The Center for Research on Families (CRF) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst actively supports and disseminates social and behavioral sciences research on issues relevant to families.
CRF's focus includes research on individual health and development within families,
processes and relationships within families (e.g., parent-child relations, marital and partner relationships,
intergenerational relations), the social contexts of families (e.g., social class, race, ethnicity, gender, culture, historical period),
the intersection of family life with other social institutions (e.g., schools, workplaces, child-care, religious institutions), and social and economic policy that
affects the development, productivity, time, health, and well-being of families and family members.
The Center for Research on Families is housed in the College
of Social and Behavioral Sciences , and has affiliated faculty
from the departments of Psychology ,
Sociology ,
Economics ,
Legal Studies ,
Political Science ,
Anthropology,
Communication , Public Health and History.
In addition, the Center collaborates with other institutions on this campus, within the University of Massachusetts system, and with the five college community.
* CRF's Affiliates and Collaborators
