Assignment 3: My Cohort Paper

The concept of a cohort or generation is central to understanding the life span perspective. People who are born during the same ten- to fifteen-year period share a historical context and are often categorized as similar along multiple dimensions. Understanding your own cohort, as well as other cohorts born during different periods, helps you understand how to most effectively provide human services to your population of interest.

Tasks:

Write a 2- to 3-page reflection paper and discuss the shared experiences of members of your cohort. Your paper should be based on your personal experiences as well as research on your generational cohort. Additionally, you may choose to include information and examples from other people who are members of your cohort (e.g., friends, roommates, and classmates). The goal is to present an accurate and well-rounded overview of your generational cohort. Some topics to consider in your paper are:Major historical events that shaped your developmentAttitudes toward diverse cultural groupsAttitudes toward gender rolesIdeas about music and artistic expressionAttitudes toward military serviceTypical family constellationAttitudes toward education and work

How does your cohort’s worldview differ from the worldview of someone twenty years younger and twenty years older than you?

Submission Details:By Wednesday, March 23, 2016 , prepare a 2- to 3-page reflection paper. Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional literature. This may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document with the name M1_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc, and upload it to the M1 Assignment 3 Dropbox.