Paper Format:

Paper Format:

• APA Style – American Psychological Association-only exception – NO abstract section is required for this paper. To learn about APA formatting, link here to use Purdue University’s resource: Purdue Online Writing Lab .
• Two (2) full pages (no more than three (3) pages) and include a “Cover” and a “Reference” page for the two sources quoted in your paper

Assignment Objective:

• The purpose of this assignment is to stimulate self-awareness and intercultural understanding, by exploring the effects of our present pandemic situation, from a psychological perspective. In order to fulfill this objective, students are expected to identify and analyze specific subject matter, individually chosen from the textbook, and describe associations between this material and their own psychological experiences or the correct condition of our society.
• The paper has to do with cultural competence which is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures. Cultural competence encompasses being aware of one’s own world view, developing positive attitudes towards cultural differences.

Requirements and Recommendations:

• Students are required to use at least two, reputable, source of information. This can be a separate book a professional journal, a website, etc. If this requirement is not fulfilled, you will automatically be deducted 10 points. If you are not sure if your reference is “reputable,” please email me the name of the source or the link and I will advise you. DO NOT use Wikipedia as your source. If your writing skills are not good, please use the Online Writing Lab (OWL).
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Essays containing plagiarized material will automatically earn a grade of zero. Plagiarism means using someone else’s words, as if they were you own, without them being quoted, cited and included in the reference page.

Examples of Topics to Address:

Students in my Lifespan and Growth Developmental course will write an APA Social Responsibility research paper on how the pandemic has affected someone you know in any of the following areas (divorce, euthanasia, abused patients, teen suicide, social networking, or dementia). Other areas that are affected that you could write on are Nursing Homes, Senior Life Style Center, Hospitals, Doctor office, and Emergency Centers.