GENERAL FOCUS
This paper focuses on the notion of the Developmental Niche and its three components. Write about the Developmental Niche of your own childhood, or the childhood of an individual whom you know very well. (For the latter, you must know the persons family too.)
GUIDELINES
You are expected to write about 5 pages (no less than 4 pages; no more than 6 pages). Use headers throughout the paper. For example, when completing #2 on the prompt you should begin with the header: Physical and Social Setting
YOUR DEVELOPMENTAL NICHE
Your paper should include the 5 sections below.
1) Introduction paragraph
Get readers ready for your discussion (in one to two paragraphs).
2) Physical & Social Settings
Tell readers about your or the target child’s neighborhood(s)/ community/location. Briefly describe all four categories below.
3) Childcare practices & family Interactions
Tell readers about the kinds of childcare practices & adult-child interactions that regularly occurred in your developmental niche (using multiple paragraphs). Focus & elaborate on the following 2 kinds:
4) Psychology of Caregivers (ethnotheories):
Tell readers about some beliefs, values, socialization goals, and/or expectations of your parents or other family members. Focus and elaborate on at least 2 kinds of beliefs, values, goals, etc.; focus on ones that relate to the practices and interactions you describe in the section on caregiver practices/family interactions. Choose from the following:
5) Analysis
Draw conclusions and wrap up the paper.
WRITING
You will also be evaluated on writing mechanics. Be sure to proofread your paper before submitting.
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Developmental Niche Paper
Due Mar 4 by 3pm Points 35 Submitting on paper
GENERAL FOCUS
This paper focuses on the notion of the Developmental Niche and its three components. Write about
the Developmental Niche of your own childhood, or the childhood of an individual whom you know
very well. (For the latter, you must know the persons family too.)
GUIDELINES
You are expected to write about 5 pages (no less than 4 pages; no more than 6 pages). Use headers
throughout the paper. For example, when completing #2 on the prompt you should begin with the
header: Physical and Social Setting
YOUR DEVELOPMENTAL NICHE
Your paper should include the 5 sections below.
1) Introduction paragraph
Get readers ready for your discussion (in one to two paragraphs).
Tell readers about the purpose of your paper. Explicitly mention culture in your statement of
purpose.
Introduce the notion of developmental niche; tell readers what it is and why it is important in a
discussion of child development and culture.
Tell readers whose developmental niche you are describing. Provide a few background details
about the focal person: i.e., ethnic/cultural background, social class, education and gender.
Identify the age period(s) you will focus on.
2) Physical & Social Settings
Tell readers about your or the target child’s neighborhood(s)/ community/location. Briefly describe all
four categories below.
Give physical setting information such as (a) city & state; (b) rural, urban, suburban; and (c)
pertinent geographical characteristics. Also, describe your home’s physical characteristics (e.g.,
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apartment).
Give social class information of neighborhood such as low-income, working-class, middle-class, or
mixed. Also, mention the social class of your family.
Give cultural/ethnicity information for neighborhood: i.e., degree of cultural diversity or specific
cultures/ethnicities living there.
Describe who lived in your home and which people you regularly spent time with.
3) Childcare practices & family Interactions
Tell readers about the kinds of childcare practices & adult-child interactions that regularly occurred in
your developmental niche (using multiple paragraphs). Focus & elaborate on the following 2 kinds:
Language practices (e.g., teasing, verbal humor, emotion talk, storytelling, or other conversational
practices
Family activities (e.g., dinnertime, recreation, or educational activities; household chores)
Disciplining or behavior regulation practices
4) Psychology of Caregivers (ethnotheories):
Tell readers about some beliefs, values, socialization goals, and/or expectations of your parents or
other family members. Focus and elaborate on at least 2 kinds of beliefs, values, goals, etc.; focus on
ones that relate to the practices and interactions you describe in the section on caregiver
practices/family interactions. Choose from the following:
Collectivist and/or individualist socialization goals
Beliefs about learning & development; beliefs about talking to children
Beliefs about children’s emotions and/or self-esteem
Developmental and educational expectations
5) Analysis
Draw conclusions and wrap up the paper.
Write three paragraphs (one for each component of the Developmental Niche) on how your
childhood developmental niche influenced your development as an adult. Include at least one
example from each of the three components of the Developmental niche.
WRITING
You will also be evaluated on writing mechanics. Be sure to proofread your paper before submitting.
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Use good sentence structure and punctuation in your writing.
Aim for good organization of your descriptions
Use a moderately formal style of writing. For example, write “mother” rather than “mom”; and
avoid colloquial expressions and slang.
It is fine to refer to yourself in this paper, and therefore to use “I”, “me”, and “my”. In fact, you are
encouraged to do this.
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