Global Perspective and Social Change

Global Perspective and Social Change

Global Perspective and Social Change

Post your thoughts about the applicability of American/Western developmental psychology to Non-Western countries and cultures. Explain why it is important for developmental psychology to consider cross-cultural perspectives explaining human development. Justify your post with specific examples and citations from the Learning Resources. Use proper APA format and citations.

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Then, Post about a description of a research topic that involves lifespan development and explain how it could contribute to positive social change. Then, explain the actions you could take to bring about social change for that research topic possibility. Be specific.

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Required Readings

Cole, M. (2013). Differences and deficits in psychological research in historical perspective: A commentary on the special section. Developmental Psychology, 49(1), 84–91. doi:10.1037/a0029623

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Russell, S. T. (2015). Human developmental science for social justice. Research in Human Development, 12(3–4), 274–279. doi:10.1080/15427609.2015.1068049

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Serpell, R., & Marfo, K. (2014). Some long-standing and emerging research lines in Africa. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2014(146), 1–22. doi:10.1002/cad.20070

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Stein, G. L., Cupito, A. M., Mendez, J. L., Prandoni, J., Huq, N., & Westerberg, D. (2014). Familism through a developmental lens. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 2(4), 224–250. doi:10.1037/lat0000025

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Sternberg, R. J. (2014). The development of adaptive competence: Why cultural psychology is necessary and not just nice. Developmental Review, 34(3), 2087–224. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2014.05.004

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Walden University. (2016). Social change. Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change

WORLD Policy Analysis Center. (2015). Retrieved from http://worldpolicycenter.org/

 

Required Media

Evans, H. (Producer). (2016). What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? [Video file]. Retrieved August 26, 2016, from https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_evans_what_does_it_mean_to_be_a_citizen_of_the_world

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 17 minutes.

 

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