Assignment Question
The purpose of this research paper assignment is to use scholarly literature to critically analyze the contents of a data source to explore the micro-to-macro level factors (Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model) that intersect, shape, and influence a person’s life course trajectory. Among the many factors that will be examined include attention to place and history, risk and protective factors, human agency, structural forces, development, identities and intersecting statuses, access to resources, health, and relationships (Developmental Life Course Perspective). Further, the analysis will include an examination and integration of knowledge and attention to relevant issues of social justice, anti-oppressive practice, anti-racism and discrimination, intersectionality, power, race, oppression, and privilege (PROP).
1. Read through your text (multiple reviews may be needed) to identify data for variables relevant to the topic. Then, look to identify patterns/ themes in how these variables work together (the relationships between environmental context variables and developmental/ trajectory variables). Finally, choose a way to organize these themes that consider both macro and micro risk and protective factors.
2. Considering the evidence presented in the previous assignment, students should now narrow down their topics and formulate a thesis for the final research paper. This means that students will likely not be using all of the variables and themes identified in the “organizing the evidence” assignment. Remember, the paper is not a retelling of the interviewee’s/character’s life story, and it is not a clinical analysis of the interviewee. Instead, the paper should offer a strong, coherent argument about how the social environment interacts with human development in a specific way. Make sure there is enough data (quotations from the interview) to address the chosen topic.
3. Describe how you will utilize particular components of the Developmental Life Course Perspective (DLCP) and Ecological model (and potentially other relevant HBSE frameworks) in your exploration of this topic, and why you believe these frameworks are relevant to this topic and person/character—in other words, consider how these frameworks help you to understand the impact of the environment on a life course trajectory given the topic.
4. CONDUCTING FINAL PAPER: A critical analysis of the data source; organization and integration of quotes/excerpts from the data source; and at least 10 scholarly articles and/or book chapter citations (that may or may not have been assigned in class) that will help support the argument you present in your thesis. The final paper should be 10-14 pages (double-spaced, 1″ margins, 12-point font). The page limit does not include references, which should be in APA Format. Be sure to include the following: your thesis, theoretical framework, a brief descriiption of your interviewee (including age, and relevant identity characteristics), themes with evidence from your data source, and interpretation of your themes using the literature. P.S.: BOOK, PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS(Professor comments are in “Organizing the Evidence”), and NOTES ARE PROVIDED FOR ASSISTANCE
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