A human development paper

Part I: Course Content Analysis

Answer the following analytical questions regarding the course content.

1. Compare and contrast toddlerhood and early childhood in two of the following dimensions: physical development, emotional development, cognitive development, family relationships, and peer relationships. You may choose to compare cross-culturally or focus on one region. You must include at least two facts per dimension for a total of at least four facts. (4 points)

2. Compare and contrast middle childhood and adolescence in two of the following dimensions: physical development, emotional development, cognitive development, family relationships, peer relationships, and schooling. You may choose to compare cross-culturally or focus on one region. You must include at least two facts per dimension for a total of at least four facts. (4 points)

3. Compare and contrast emerging adulthood and young adulthood in two of the following dimensions: physical development, substance use, cognitive development, family relationships, peer/romantic relationships, schooling, and work. You may choose to compare cross-culturally or focus on one region. You must include at least two facts per dimension for a total of at least four facts. (4 points)

4. Compare and contrast middle adulthood and late adulthood in two of the following dimensions: physical ability, cognitive functioning, family relationships, romantic relationships, leisure, and work. You may choose to compare cross-culturally or focus on one region. You must include at least two facts per dimension for a total of at least four facts. (4 points)

5. We have learned that culture can significantly affect our development and our understanding of typical development. Describe two similarities between any two cultures and how they affect development, and 2) two differences between any two cultures and how they affect development. These can be from any area of human development covered in chapters 1-13. Consider “culture” broadly here; it can include race and ethnicity, nationality, public policy, economics, majority and minority identities, etc. You must include at least four facts. (4 points)

Part II: Personal Reflection

Answer the following reflective questions about how the course content applies to your life.

6. What course material did you find most applicable to your own life? Why? In other words, which lectures or readings made you reflect on yourself, your family, your friends, your relationships, etc. in a way that you found personally valuable and interesting? Why do you find this course material personally applicable? (4 points)

7. How did the course material make you think differently about your own life, society, and/or the world? How did taking this course lead you to change or evolve any of your personal beliefs about certain topics (e.g., gender identity and sex; aging; race and ethnicity; culture and different ways of life; implicit bias, stigma, and discrimination; LGBTQ issues; socio-economic status; different types of relationships and families)? (4 points)

8. What was the most interesting topic you learned about in this course? Why? Now that you have completed this course, what do you wish you had learned? What do you wish you learned more about? (4 points)

9. Consider the totality of our last four months together and what you will bring from this course into your future. What is the most significant “take-away” from this course for you? In other words, what is/are the greatest overall lesson(s) you learned that will stick with you? Why? To help answer this question, you might want to ask yourself, “What will I remember from this course a year from now?” (4 points)