Erik the Red

Questions: 1. In your own words describe your concerns in regards to your staff and the overall culture of your corporation? 2. Have you defined a cultural competence in your corporation? 3. What values do you admire in each of the generational cultures of your staff? 4. What values do you admire in culture of your genders, men vs women? 5. Do you believe there are cultural divides by heritage? What are they? 6. Are your managers specifically trained in cultural awareness? 7. Do you think…

A recent study on social and emotional risk and protective factors that predict early school problems or success found that "children who do not begin kindergarten socially and emotionally competent are often not successful in the early years of school—and can be plagued by behavioral, emotional, academic, and social development problems that follow them into adulthood (U.S Department of Health and Human Services)." Creating a positive social relationship is an important outcome of preschool,…

The role of technology and the internet in their family was discussed in the interviews. Justin stated that everyone in his family uses technology all the time. He said that his friend’s family has a rule that there are no phone or tablets allowed at the dinner table. Not only does Justin’s family not eat at the table, he said that majority of the time he eats while playing video games or watching TV. He said his parents do not care because they are usually doing the same thing. Tasha said that…

Intergenerational Interview Paper Introduction The person that I interviewed was my mother, Catherine Scurlark. I thought I knew everything there was to know about her, but after this interview I feel like I have a much better perception about who she actually is and how the impact of events has shaped her into the woman that she is today. My mom is 50 years of age – according to Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, that puts her in the middle adulthood (generativity vs. stagnation)…

friendship with Zero. Because he was able to find his identity he is able to make sacrifices in order to protect his friend. This shows that Stanley feels comfortable with who he is and knows what all he is willing to do for Zero. According to the theorist Erik Erikson “adolescence is a critical period in the lifelong process of forming and identity as a person” (Sigelman & Rider, 2015, p. 343). Stanley is able to figure out who he is, so he knows where he fits in and with who he fits in with.…

For this paper, I interviewed two other people about a life event. The people I interviewed were in different stages of life than I currently am, and were also in different developmental stages. The purpose of this paper was to examine the life event from their perspective, as well as to determine how the developmental stages impacted their reactions to the event. Life Event The life event this paper will focus on is my mom’s struggle with internet addiction. I toyed with a few different ideas,…

Assignment Two: Young Adult Development Introduction What would you do if you found yourself at the losing end of a business deal? If everything you worked so hard for unraveled right before your very eyes. Would you pack up everything you knew and move thousands of miles away or would you press forward? Guy Pehrrson did not have to imagine this scenario because at the young age of eighteen he watched as his precious crop of flax came crashing down. The decision was made, Pehrrson would…

The Bucket List (2007) focuses on the last months in the lives of two cancer patients brought together by fate and united to take a final journey. The two characters couldn’t be more different: Carter is married, has three children and grandchildren who surround him with their love and care. Although very bright and well-read, Carter had to give up his dream of becoming a history teacher when his wife got pregnant with their oldest son and took a job as a mechanic to support his growing family…

The developmental stage Professor Speak-Lewis assigned our group was young adulthood. During young adulthood, one is transitioning from a teenager into an adult. In young adulthood there are developmental tasks and process that take place. This stage can be associated with Erikson 's Psychosocial theory of “ Intimacy vs. Isolation” and Levinson’s theory of Life Structure. As well as to our client Patrick, we are able to relate to young adulthood because he is in the young adulthood stage and is…

and some major life events followed by his contributions. Biographical Information Howard, born on July 11, 1943 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a developmental psychologist. He began attending Harvard in 1965 to study law, but after mentoring under Erik Erikson, a famous psychoanalyst, he decided to study developmental psychology instead; he would then go on to obtain both his bachelor’s and PhD in developmental psychology at Harvard.…