Population Research Institute Social Science Research Institute Penn State
:. PRI :. Research

PRI Research

The majority of PRI's research falls within three signature themes:

INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON FAMILY PROCESSES


PRI researchers are blazing five innovative paths in family research: Individual Development, Family Solidarity, Racial and Ethnic Differences in Family Processes and Their Outcomes, Biodemography and the Family, and Fertility and Family Change in Developing Countries. :. More...

INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES LINKING INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND POPULATION HEALTH OVER TIME


Our research on population health integrates demography with the fields of health services research, epidemiology, gerontology, economics, sociology, psychology, biology, nutrition, and medicine. :. More...

DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON INEQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY


PRI researchers continue to be at the forefront in using demographic perspectives and techniques to provide needed insight into processes that sort individuals into socioeconomic strata, the circumstances of at-risk sub-populations, and the structure of inequality in society. :. More...

Last modified: 03/22/06 | Contact Webmaster