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1. A cover page, with your name, the title of the assignment, and the due date.Rebecca GallanterInterview with Adolescence12/02/20132. All of your handwritten (or typed) notes from the interview. This interview is a semi-structured interview – all required questions are listed at the end of this document, but students may add additional questions of their own to elaborate on what interviewees are saying. If you have handwritten notes, you can scan them into the computer (or simply retype them).3. The consent form (which is posted on Blackboard as a separate document).4. An interpretation piece. This paper should be approximately 4-6 pages in length (12 point font, double spaced, 1-inch margins) and should follow approximate APA style. This paper should adhere to the following outline:- Introduction paragraph: o brief description of your family, - ages- Maggie is 14 and James is 12. I’ve been close with the family for many years, having had babysat them for a while, and now teach Maggie horseback riding, which she has been doing for many years and help her with life at the stable. Maura and ______ are both in their ____- Family background- The family lives in Montclair, in a very quiet neighborhood. - School status- Both of the children went to the Montclair Cooperative School (CHECK NAME). James is still there, but Maggie is now in high school. She now goes to Montclair Kimberly Academy- Two to three paragraphs that summarize the family’s unique experiences.o What has it been like for your family as the teen has been going through adolescence? - Different kinds of interactions are forming- Their life as a family unit has changed- For Maura, in some ways the change Maggie has undergone from child to adolescent is easier, and in some ways, it is harder.- She no longer has to worry about fastening her kids intocar seats every time they go somewhere.- As Maggie has become an adolescent, she can do much more on her own and does not need as much help from her parents as before- One way it is harder is the mood swings that came with puberty. Maggie at times acts mature and very well behaved for her age, but at other times she still acts likea five year old- As Maggie has transitioned into her adolescent phase, she has become more easily embarrassed, particularly by her mothero Is there a lot of conflict between parents and adolescents? - Maura feels that ever since Maggie began transitioning into her adolescence, she has become grumpier and she is more argumentative. She said that Maggie thinks thatshe knows “everything”, and is constantly using her knowledge about everything to criticize her mother- (example: her mother’s use of words)- Maggie feels that they fight less-especially in the last year. - From her perspective, they only fight about two times a day, and its usually about things such as homework and waking up- Maura feels that they fight a bit more than few times a day- Maura told me that, even before 9 am, her and Maggie sometimes argue about getting out of bed, breakfast, which Maggie does not think that she needs to eat and Maggie’s computer time. Some of the other things that they argue about are Maggie’s homework, Maggie’s room being messy, and things that Maggie wants to do that Maura does not think are appropriate for a 14 year old-o How do adolescents feel about their peer relationships? - Maggie’s relationships with her friends have changed inthe last year. She started a new school, and has made new peer relationships in the last few months. For the most part, the time she spends with her peers mostlytakes place in school. She has more interaction with people she doesn’t attend school with when she goes to the stable where she horseback rides and volunteers. - Maura told met that she feels there is now more drama now than before. Who said what about whom matters much more now than it did when she was younger. -o Who do they spend the most time with, their parents or their peers? - From how Maggie described it, she spends more time inthe presence of her family, while not actually doing activities with them. - Most of the time that she spends with her family is spent doing one of two things. One of the biggest periods is while they are in the car, driving from one activity to another. They also usually try to have dinner together, even if it is not always the whole family. - She spends a significant time around her peers while at school but does not fully feel interacted with them. - She spends her most time with her peers on the weekend when she goes to the stable.- Up until recently, Maura knew Maggie’s friends really well. - Maggie didn’t fully realize how well informed Maura was about her friends. - More recently, because of Maggie’s change of school toa new high school, she doesn’t know her friends as well.-o What is this family’s unique challenges, accomplishments, and struggles? - While it is not unique for this family, but to today’s adolescents, Maura believes the world is much more complicate. She said that Maggie and her age group have to deal with so much social media. o Social media is everywhere- When Maura was young, there was no such thing as social media. If two friends embarrassed themselves, it stayed between the two of them. Now whenever the kids make a mistake, it is everywhere in a matter of seconds.- Maggie feels there is much more technology that she cant get away from. She is constantly bombarded by all of the social media- She feels school has changed in ways that don’t really help to prepare her and her peers for life. - Also, another unique trait about the family is both of the kids are adopted. Despite that, as far as I can tell, there have been no negative aspects of the kids being adopted.o How does this family’s social context (e.g., socioeconomic status, cultural background, neighborhood environment, family support) contribute to their experience?- The family can definitely be considered upper middle class. They do not live a lavish life style, however they are definitely comfortable- Despite that, it is very clear from first meeting the kids that they are being brought up to value relationships more than the material side of life. - The parents are both very involved in their community, and that has rubbed off on the kids. They are both very well informed in what is going on in their lives. o Both parents


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