Geron 300/ Soc 335
Mid Term Project U se the co mpl e te d re se arch yo u d id in prio r a ssi gn me nts o n you r h ypo th e si s
fi nd in g ou t i f yo u we re wro n g o r righ t wh i ch en d p ro du ct wa s th e co mpo si ti on o f a
b ri e f su mmary o f you r rese arch to co mp lete your mid -term pro je ct.
Research Other Countries: Answer Questions. Write up must include citations and fully referenced resources I. Identify two countries of your choice.
A. One from an developed country: Australia, England, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway or Japan
B. Second from a developing country: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia or the Philippines
II. Research whether your two selected countries are facing the same aging social issue you identified and have researched.
III. Are they facing the same problems? A. YES:
1. Compare and contrast the difference in treatment and policies of older adults between you selected country and the United States
2. What are they doing about it? 3. Is it working in their country? 4. Do you think it would work in the United States?
a) Why? Be specific b) Why not? Be specific
B. NO: 1. Compare and contrast the difference in treatment and policies of older
adults between you selected country and the United States 2. Why do they you think they not have the same issues? Be specific? 3. Do you think they will face the issue in the future?
a) Why? Be specific b) Why not? Be specific
IV. International Research: Contact an ARC librarian and/or use the ARC online library resource. Information will be available as it was for researching your issue domestically. If you want to conduct a web search, make sure that your references pass the CRAAP test. You might also use google scholar as your search engine to find peer reviewed articles on your issue.
Note: The course textbook explained how the United States is not alone in aging population challenges. We are facing the age wave behind other industrialized countries but further ahead in handling our age wave from less industrialized countries. In looking at other countries and they way they handling aging social issues, broadens your thinking beyond that just how it is done in the United States.
Write Up Settings: I. Citations either MLA or APA. Refer to resources for paraphrasing and citing. You can use OWL
or Citation Machine to cut and paste your citations
II. 12 point font either Times New Roman or Arial
III. 1" standard margins
IV. 1/2 spacing
Structure: I. Title Page: Subject Matter; Your Name, Date
II. Hypothesis Sentence
III. An explanation of what you found out that proved you were either right or wrong
IV. Information from your selection of country 1
V. Information from your selection of country 2
VI. Your 'best' proposal
VII. Bibliography or Work Cited
NOTE: This is not a report on the issue. I am interested in your ideas and what
you find out from other countries. There is not a minimum or a maximum
page requirement. However, more pages does not mean a higher grade.
I. Design your own 'best' proposal for your issue. A. Only hitch is your solution cannot require any government spending or enacting any laws. As we have also been learning in class, government monies have been dwindling and are expected to continue to do so. If you want to propose a change in in legislation, such as raising retirement age you MUST identify what you think the chances of this happening would be and who would oppose the change.
B. The idea of the assignment is to be creative in your solution. Looking for the Next Big Idea. Example: alms house were developed in response to individuals after the American revolution, the facilities were rough which lead to some organizations establishing separate facilities for their older adult members which was a step up in housing for some but not all. The creative idea that sprung from need for better care was Assisted Living. An idea that started in Portland Oregon in 1985 and spread to become a billion dollar industry.
Critical Thinking Step Comparing and Contrasting