conrad roy and genie compare and contrasts.
Students will compare and contrast an individual in a Case Study to another individual in Modern America.
Conrad Roy- Killed himself in a parking lot due to the influence from his girlfriend
Genie – “1970 a girl was discovered. She had been locked in a room alone for over ten years. After reading this case study about Genie, you can do more research into the effect of tremendous isolation on the development of the self. â€
Excerpt From: Sanne Unger. “Self and Society 100â€. Apple Books.
This essay must discuss how each person showed resilience, what obstacles they had to overcome, and how they overcame them, using the humanistic theories, including Maslowâ€s Hierarchy of Needs and the concept of Self-Actualization. To deepen their understanding of resilience, students will also use the Lynn Library articles database to find at least one relevant peer-reviewed source. This essay must be in third-person format. Students must have at least 5 citations in this paper (Chapters 5 and 6 of the iBook, an article that references the individual in Modern America, and one peer-reviewed source from the Lynn library database).
· Content Main Ideas:
o 5: The self is dependent upon individual motivation to satisfy a set of hierarchical needs.
o 6: The ideal self can be achieved after meeting all other hierarchical needs.
o 9.1: Being deprived of social contact can limit the development of the self
o 9.2: A social support can contribute to the development of a strong sense of self.
o 9.3: Some individuals demonstrate resilience despite having difficult environments.
o 9.4: Both interpersonal and intrapersonal processes play a role in the development of self and identity.