Discuss socioemotional development during adolescence in your selected country.

Select a country NOT the United States, HOWEVER if you would like to select a specific native population from the 500 plus tribal nations within the United States, please do so…

Discuss socioemotional development during adolescence in your selected country.

Consider and investigate:

           Identity development during adolescence…are Erikson’s and Marcia’s theories relevant in your country? 5-6 sentences

           Individualistic versus collectivistic society…discuss your country’s approach for families. 6-10 sentences or more

           Membership in families, peer groups, religious involvements. 8-10 sentences or more

           Is bullying a concern in your country of investigation and who is most likely to be the victim? Who is most likely to be the bully? 6-8 sentences

          Expand your answer to include cyber bullying. 2-3 sentences

          How is technology used by adolescents in your country of investigation? 5-6 sentences

Discuss adolescent development and dating, mental health concerns, poverty, gender preferences, parental conflict, juvenile delinquency, and other important topics that may emerge as you investigate your selected country.

Create a clear picture of adolescent socioemotional development in your country of investigation. Provide a video if you like.

Here are a few references that you may want to use:

UN Development Program: http://hdr.undp.org/en/data

Amnesty International 2017/18 Global Report (for political concerns): https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1067002018ENGLISH.PDF

Human Rights Watch (for political concerns): https://www.hrw.org/

UN Environmental program: https://www.unenvironment.org/

https://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_countrystats.html

https://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_countrystats.html

Others:

Gender Inequality Index (UNDP): http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/GII

UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Health): https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg3

Global Democracies: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2019/map

Global State of Democracy Indices (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance): https://www.idea.int/data-tools/tools/global-state-democracy-indices . Click on “Use the tool” for an interactive map

Global LGBT Social Acceptance Study and Map: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/lgbt-acceptance-inclusion-worldwide/