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This week you will put together each of the sections related to your chosen target population into a final paper. Make sure transitions are used between each segment to unify them and that your paper follows the order below:

  • Introduction of paper and chosen population to study
  • Developmental milestones of target population supported by research
  • Case study
  • Theoretical analysis of case study
  • Summarizing conclusion
  • References page in APA format

As you are connecting each of the sections into one paper, review any feedback and suggestions you may have received from your instructor and make changes accordingly. Proofread to make sure the sections connect together smoothly.

Your paper must have at least 3 scholarly references for research and include citations in APA format on a References page at the end. The final paper should be at least 4-5 pages long, not including your cover page or References page.


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Running Head: COURSE PROJECT ANALYIST Course Project Analyist: In Human Development Throughout the Lifespan Jazmin Filer Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on September 13, 2015 for Rikkisha Gilmore-Byrd’s HUS3110 Section 01 Human Development Throughout the Lifespan 1 COURSE PROJECT ANALYIST 2 NOTE: I evaluated a specific text for the theoretical analysis. This text was attached in the tutorial. The researchers Franz, Lensche, and Schmitz (2003) studied the socioeconomic status, social network, and the psychological distress of single mothers in Germany. The researchers concluded, based on the 531 single mothers they included, that “[s]ocioeconomic status (income, education) of single mothers was lower while psychological distress was elevated” (p. 59). This emphasized the factors you outlined in the original study – factors that contribute to the difficulty of raising a child or children by a single mother. This above conclusion was supported by the results of a short questionnaire. These results are then analyzed using statistical tools including means, standard deviations, and frequencies. I agree with the researchers’ conclusion. By itself, raising a child carries with it stress and financial demands. These become twice as hard for a single mother. Moreover, it is difficult to refute the results of the study. In all the psychological distress – somatization, obsessivecompulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism – included in the study, the single mothers scored significantly higher compared to the control group which was comprised of married mothers. Also, the socioeconomic data showed that about 30% of single mothers believed that their monthly net income was not sufficient while it was only 7.3% for married mothers. Furthermore, 39% of single mothers were receiving welfare while it was only 2.5% for married mothers. Clearly, single mothers are financially worse off compared to their married counterparts. 3 COURSE PROJECT ANALYIST References Franz, M., Lensche, H., & Schmitz, N. (2003). Psychological distress and socioeconomic status in single mothers and their children in a German city. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric E p i d e m i o l o g y , 3 8 ( 2 ) : 5 9 1 Running Head: CASE STUDY Case Study: In Human Development Throughout the Lifespan Jazmin Filer Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on September 06, 2015 for Rikkisha Gilmore-Byrd’s HUS3110 Section 01 Human Development Throughout the Lifespan CASE STUDY 2 Purpose of the case study: The main purpose of this case study is to analyze the stress factors that fall on single mothers. Method of Data Collection: A survey was provided to 100 single mothers whom have been effectively raising their child or children as a single parent without help from the father. There were 6 survey questions within the survey in which the mothers had to answer. The survey respondents were then separated into two different groups. Group A was mothers who had only one child they were raising. Group B consisted of mothers who had more than one child while raising them alone. The survey was used in a form known as the One-dimensional Chi-square statistics test. Findings of the results The results of the test from the survey taken suggested that the mothers who were only raising one child without the father in the picture didn’t undergo as much stress as the parents who had more than one child. The study provided results in which the parents indicated on both group A and group B, that they never had time to relax to themselves, had to give up other things in their lives as adults in order to raise their children, as well as they always felt under pressure to act more than a mother to their children to try and make up the absence of the father. Group A concluded they had not endured a depression state of trying to be financially responsible until their children got a little older and began wanted certain things and items. They also stated that as babies it was quite easy because with only one child to care for, childcare was not to expensive. Group B however discovered they suffered a great amount of depression CASE STUDY 3 because they could not afford childcare and had to do their best working around school schedules in order to meet things in the middle financially. Running Head: COURSE PROJECT OUTLINE Course Project Outline: In Human Development Throughout the Lifespan Jazmin Filer Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on September 06, 2015 for Rikkisha Gilmore-Byrd’s HUS3110 Section 01 Human Development Throughout the Lifespan 1 COURSE PROJECT 2 Introduction: Single mothers have the hardest times raising a family while the husband is absent within their lives. They endure stress and go through phases of physical and mental depression that only they can begin to understand as a single mother. The responsibility sometimes is too hard to overcome, but still most single mothers tend to make it on their own while raising their children. I. Stress Factor A. Financially caring for the child or children B. Working longer hours than before becoming single C. Making the child understand the situation in terms they can acknowledge. II. Depression A. Wondering why she has been left alone to raise their family solo B. Feels lonely and as if nobody else will accept her within a relationship C. She may develop feelings of embarrassment D. Lacks the support of a spouse when it comes to support and comfort III. Juggling many things at once A. The financial responsibility B. The housekeeping C. Parenting COURSE PROJECT 3 IV. Positive effects of being a single parent A. The child will come to respect her more for what she has done or given up to ensure they have a good life in all aspects B. Learning numerous ways of being a parent from both sides of a father and mother Conclusion: Sometimes a single parent will dig themselves into depression because of the things they have to juggle in order to make their lives happier and more productive. Raising children is not an easy job, much less if you are a single parent. Learning numerous techniques to ensure the child is not missing out due to his father’s absent will enhance the relationship amongst the mother and child. 4 COURSE PROJECT Reference Calizaire, C. (2005, October). How she does it. Working Mother, 28(8), 25-29. 1 Running Head: COURSE PROJECT Course Project: In Human Development Throughout the Lifespan Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on August 31, 2015 for Rikkisha Gilmore-Byrd’s HUS3110 Section 01 Human Development Throughout the Lifespan COURSE PROJECT 2 I will be doing my course project on single mothers. I chose single mothers because unfortunately there are more single mothers out here now than it was in the past. People are not seeming to care about the value of relationships and it seems that woman get stuck with the child. I feel that a single mother is strong because they have to not only play the mother role who is a nurture but also the father roles who are mostly the disciplinarian. I would like to get to know how do they handle the everyday life as a mother on their o w n . W h e r e d o t h e y
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