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Robert Emery

August 22, 2019
On Words: What Makes a ‘Family’? Barney the Purple Dinosaur May Have the Answer
Welcome to the second installment of a new, occasional series in which UVA faculty members riff on evocative words. As parents move their students into dorms this weekend, psychology professor Robert Emery, an expert on family dynamics, reflects on the meaning of “family.”

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