This essay should be between 1000-1250 words long (not including heading and references). This essay needs to be long enough to get the job done thoroughly. You may write an essay longer than 1000 words. You may not write an essay shorter than 1000 words without being penalized in your grade.
Writing, in-text citations and references should be in APA format. For example, (Lally & Valentine-French, 2017).
You must cover everything listed below in order to obtain a high mark.
Note: For all written assignments, only the material assigned in the course should be cited. Show evidence of thoroughly reading and listening to the course resources. This is preferable to outside research. If you also provide additional resources, they will be graded on their scholarly credibility; that means sources of questionable truth may result in a lower grade on the essay and sources of good credibility may result in a higher grade.
There are 2 parts to this essay.
FIRST:
- Think of only one age (between the ages of 5 and 16) in your childhood
- Use Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological approach to development (Chapter 1 in Lally & Valentine-Fench text), to place yourself in a fairly complete developmental context. Write about the following five systems. (Label which level you are talking about when writing your essay):
Microsystem: Describe:
- Your family at that time
- Your school and teacher at that time
- Your peer group at that time
- Your surrounding community at that time
Mesosystem: Describe:
- How your parents interacted with your peers at that time
- How your parents interacted with your school and teacher at that time
- Whether your parents helped with schoolwork at that time
- How your community supported your school or activities (e.g., sports)
Exosystem: Describe:
- Your parents’ jobs
- Vacations you took
- Whether there was a divorce in your family
Macrosystem: Describe:
- Your ethnic heritage
- Your religious affiliations
- Your social class (e.g., poor, working-class, middle-class, wealthy)
- What was going on in the world at the time (e.g. Vietnam War, who was president of the United States, destruction of the Berlin Wall, etc.)
Chronosystem: Describe:
- How did a single historical event or gradual historical changes going on at that time affect your development at that time. Look up events on the internet. (or if there was more than one single historical event write about each one) (for example: supreme court decisions, wars, economics, the change in the number of women who worked outside the home; a change in the types of jobs available; a change from having no television to having television). You may research this event.
SECOND:
- Using at least TWO other developmental theories besides Bronfenbrenner’s, explain how each theory applies to you at that time in your childhood (i.e., Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura).
General Instructions for Written Assignments
Your written assignment is intended to test your understanding of important concepts and discover how to sharpen your intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. The intent of the written assignment is to provide an opportunity to more fully describe, explain, and analyze the books and other sources. When you submit your written assignment, you may want to submit it as an .RTF file attachment, as these usually retain your formatting.
The Course Information page “Research Tips for Students” has resources that can help you successfully complete written assignments.
Please read the SUNY Empire State University statement on Academic Integrity before submitting any work for this course. Be sure to cite any and all sources correctly so that your academic integrity is not called into question.