Interview an older adult about his or her subjective experience of having grown older and a specific factor that has shaped their experience
You are to interview an older adult (age 65 or older) about his or her subjective experience of having grown older and a specific factor (e.g. event, relationship, social role, etc.) that has shaped their experience. See pages 5-7 for details about designing and conducting an interview.
Format: Submit a 1500-1800 word (5-6 pages excluding title page, references, & appendices)
Submissions should be double spaced, written in 12 point font in Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial, have one inch margins and page numbers. All sources (e.g. journal articles, textbook, etc.) should be cited and referenced using APA style. Spell-check, proof-read, and have someone else read your paper before you hand it in!
Each paper should have the following sections:
• Title Page: For this assignment, you must provide the following information:
• A title for your paper (be creative!)
• Your name, student number, course number and section
• The date you are submitting the assignment
Introduction:
Begin by providing a brief introduction to your interviewee (e.g. 6-8 sentences).
This should not include a lot of detail, but should provide the reader with an overview of the who the interviewee is and the major events of their life. Please do NOT identify your interviewee by name. Instead use a pseudonym to protect their confidentiality. Next, identify a broad central theme (e.g. stigma, cultural differences, socioeconomic status – something that is repeatedly touched upon by your interviewee) you consider important in your interview, and discuss how it relates to the study of adult development and aging. State the broad central theme telling the reader what you are going to accomplish in your paper. (/20)
Related Research:
In this section you are to locate three peer-reviewed, empirical, primary source, academic journal articles (no reviews, meta-analyses, books, etc) that relate to a specific aspect of the
central theme you’ve identified from your interview. Your three chosen articles should focus on
ONE SPECIFIC ASPECT of the broad central theme (that you identified in your introduction) and also relate to your interview (e.g. for a broad central theme of “cultural differences” one may choose three articles related to the specific topic of “intergenerational differences amongst immigrants”). Research articles should relate to psychological, social, or cultural factors, and not to biological, physiological or purely medical factors.
Reflection & Connection:
In this section, summarize and state succinctly your evaluation of your interview in relation to course concepts**. Here you are expected to take a broader perspective, relating the interview to the theories, concepts and/or factors influencing adult development and aging. You should NOT discuss topics that you wrote about in the “Related Research” section. Picking one or two concepts and going into depth is much better than superficially relating many concepts to your interview. Please also discuss how your interview impacted or changed your views of adulthood and aging.
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