Description
The short answer assessment portion of each module will incorporate all of the pieces you have worked with throughout the previous sections. You will be expected to use information from our course resources in order to answer the questions presented here. You are discouraged from simply Googling the prompts as you may be directed to information that is off-topic, without appropriate context, or out-of-date. Your first resources should be our course resources!
These questions will require more advanced thinking and consideration to earn full credit. Make sure to support your answers with detail, data and facts presented in the resources, along with ties to cultural and societal influences. You should also include theoretical perspectives as appropriate. You should NOT quote anything directly from any resources. Instead, you should paraphrase using your own words, and cite the source appropriately (APA citation preferred, but other citation methods will be accepted). When paraphrasing, think about how you would explain the concept or idea to a classmate or parent. Show me through your writing that you understand the ideas, not just that you can locate the concept in a reading.
Considering all of the topics* we have covered in this module about Identity and Sense of Self, select two (2) sub-topics to discuss in your responses to the following questions:
- Describe key issues in this topic. Support your statements with resources from this module.
- How does culture influence an adolescent’s experience concerning this topic? Why is it particularly significant in adolescence?
- Reference theoretical models as applicable
- Give a specific example of an adolescent’s identity development experience and how culture shapes the adolescent’s decisions, actions, and understanding of this area of his/her/their life. Be detailed in your explanation.
- Simplified example: A teen eats meat because it is culturally acceptable in their community and religious culture. They identify as an onmivore and have developed feelings of animosity toward vegetarians as a group despite being friends with some. This is an example of privilege in that this is a majority status whereas vegetarianism is not.
You will answer each question twice, once for each topic.
*select your 2 sub-topics from the following:
- Gender
- Moral Development
- Race & Ethnicity (you may discuss both or pick one, but if you want this to count as 2 topics you need to fully explain them each separately)
- Sex/uality
For all submissions, please make sure to use complete sentences along with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
