Violence, educational inequality, war, and chronic poverty are key contexts for many children’s lives. We consider children’s responses to adversity from clinical, developmental and ecosystemic perspectives. In addition, we explore the role of psychology in both prevention and social policy affecting children and families. PSYC 001 Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and either PSYC 038. Clinical Psychology or PSYC 039. Developmental Psychology or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology