THEORY APPLICATION PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
The Theory Application Project offers you the opportunity to creatively apply your understanding of the theories and developmental stages to a movie character of your choice. Watch The Father of the Bride (1991) from the perspective of a developmental theorist; Erickson specifically. You may reference other theories/theorists, but you must focus on Erickson’s overall theory for the paper. Make sure that you state the theorist (Erickson) and movie character you will be using in your introduction paragraph. You will also include a solid description of the theorist in the first few paragraphs to give the rest of the paper context. Choose only one character to focus on. Pretend you are writing a case study on the character from the perspective of the theorist.
Your paper should have a strong integration of both theory and movie excerpts throughout the paper. Do not write a summary of the movie. An explanation of the observed developmental stages presented in the movie and examples to support them. For each example you provide, please say how or why that example fits the theory. If a particular example does not fit the model, please include a few sentences about how it does not fit. There will likely be some parts of the movie or the characters that do not fit the model well. In this case, feel free to talk a bit about another theory/theorist that might better explain the developmental stage.
Cite your source throughout the paper and provide a reference page, all of which MUST be in correct APA format. There is no need to include an abstract.
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Requirements:
– You must include at least six sources, three of which must come from academic journals.
– Your essay must also include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. College-level writing is required.