5. Dimensional Interactions
• Bio/psycho/social developmental dimensions affect each other
Poverty
SA
HIV
Pregnancy
EmploymentDepression
Development
Intellectual
disability
Abuse
Positive/
negative
reinforcement
Peers
Puberty
Development
Identity
8. A Caveat
• We should know what we don’t know
• Acknowledge the complexity and mystery of humans
and the world in which we live
• Competence is important, but we should also be
sensitive to “overconfident assertions of certainty”
about others and their behaviors
(Karen Armstrong in “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” 2010 p. 128)
12. This Semester…
• What affect can alcohol consumption by a mother have on a
fetus and an infant?
• What is the nature-nurture controversy?
• What language skills can we expect from a typically developing
9-year-old?
• What is the social work perspective on abortion?
• What did Carl Rogers have to say about people?
• How can we evaluate theory?
• What is intelligence?
• What is disproportionality?
• What does gang culture have to do with racial oppression?
• What are some possible outcomes of unplanned pregnancy in
adolescence?
• Are girls more self-critical of their appearance than boys?
13. This Semester…
• How do people develop morally?
• Is there a correlation between adolescent suicide rates
and ethnicity?
• How can we empower homeless youth?
• What is the theory of intersectionality all about?
• Is there a double-standard of aging?
• Why is HIV/AIDS out of control in Black America?
• What do some social theories have to say about poverty?
• Is there a “gay lifestyle?”
• How do we promote a wellness perspective in older
adulthood?
• What are some major problems faced by older people?
• And much more…