Prompts:
1. Referencing Bronfenbrenner’s theory, describe how the author of your memoir experienced specific social institutions (such as family norms /expectations, educational norms/expectations, religious norms/expectations, mainstream media standards/expectations and cultural values (such as beauty norms, hetero-normativity, cis-gender normativity) in their lifespan. Be sure you name *all* the relevant social institutions the author interfaced with AND provide specific examples from their memoir that illustrate their experiences with these relevant social institutions. Be sure to include specific examples from the author’s life that illustrate their how the following impacted the author’s development:
Extended family / Significant others (mentors, friends, lovers, etc.) and/or their absence
Socio-cultural circumstances /events
Community Support/Resources (neighborhood services, governmental aid, etc.) and/or its absence
2. (a) Using Erikson’s psychosocial theory / developmental tasks, discuss all of the relevant developmental task(s) the author of your memoir experienced. Be sure you name and explain each of the relevant tasks (according to Erikson/information in our textbook) and apply the tasks to the author’s life experiences. (Bear in mind that not all of Erikson’s tasks/stages will apply to your specific author.) (b) Discuss any / all cognitive and physical challenges that impacted the author’s development. (approx. 200 words minimum; cite specific pages).
3. Referencing our textbook/Glossary (Berger), discuss how ANY 3 concepts or terminology from our textbook that unfold in your selected book. Please discuss concepts that you have not already address in the above prompt responses. a) Identify the textbook concept, define it IN YOUR OWN WORDS, and provide an example from your selected book which illustrates the concept or terminology. You must (in parenthesis) cite the pages of your selected book which contain the concept or terminology.
Sources:
1. “Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir” by Miki Brina
2. “Invitation to the Life Span” by Kathleen Stassen Berger:
https://reader2.yuzu.com/reader/books/9781319210939/epubcfi/6/112%5B%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3Dch08_02%5D!/4/2%5Bch08_sec_22_2%5D/16%5Bch08_sec_22_2_5%5D/10%5Bch08_sec_22_2_5_2%5D/18%5Bch08-aside-023%5D/2/2/3:5%5Bat%20%2Chav%5D
