PSYC2132/5282 Foundational Perspectives: Lifespan Development Assessment 3: Reflective Statement In this unit, we have learned about lifespan development, and how development may take shape across many domains. We have discussed theories of lifespan development, and methods of research, and even examined how lifespan development has unfolded for a single individual through the case study assessment. What we have however come to understand is that, while theories of development may propose certain outcomes for individuals and means ????o ????heal????h???? lifespan de????elopmen????????, these outcomes or means to healthy development may not be available to all individuals. Social justice is understood to be the ability of people to reach their full potential within the societies that they reside in. For some members of society, whether it is due to certain factors such as ethnicity/race, religion/spirituality, gender/sexual orientation, SES/class, or age/generation, these factors can mean that their access to opportunities, tools, and resources available in society may be limited, which can have an impact on their healthy lifespan development and subsequent outcomes. For this task, you will select an individual who may have experienced impacts to their lifespan development due to any of the above identified factors (., race, sexual orientation, etc). The individual can be based on a real person or a fictional character (depicted in a book/film/television). You should have access to or detailed knowledge of the indi????id????al????s life s????or???? ????o be able ????o pro????ide an anal????sis of ????he iss????es ????he???? have experienced as a result of belonging to a particular subset of society that has resulted in their unequal access to human rights, access to essentials (., shelter, food, education), participation in society, and equity. See this link for further information: For this task you will need to: 1) Provide a brief overview of the individual and their life circumstances and identify the issues they have experienced that may have arisen because of their ????inequality???????? 2) Apply lifespan developmental theories and research which e????emplif???? ????heal????h???? development???? and expected outcomes ????o ????his indi????id????al????s perspec????i????e. 3) Analyse ????he????her ????his person????s life follo????s ????he e????pec????a????ions or no????. Here you can critically evaluate the scientific methods utilised, and address any ethical issues inherent in lifespan psychological research. 4) If ????he person????s life has follo????ed ????he expected developmental outcomes contrary to the issues they have experienced that could have disrupted their development ???? identify any protective factors that may have helped them to meet the expected developmental outcomes.
