• What is Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model?
• Which perspective on life-span development would best address the issue of sexual risk behaviors among teens?

Chapter 17

• What is death?
• How does age affect how one deals with death and dying?

Reading: Reminiscing to Teach Others and Prepare for Death Is Associated With Meaning in Life Through Generative Behavior in Elderlies From Four Cultures opens in new window
This Shapiro Library reference will be used in this module’s discussion. In this article, the authors highlight the importance of reminiscence in successful aging.

As you read, consider the following:

• What is generative behavior?
• How can the quality of one’s life be improved according to this article?

Video: Navigating a Relational System opens in new window (15:26)
In this TEDx Talk, Christopher Habben describes systems theory as the basis for marriage and family. He suggests that we can only understand ourselves through relationships with others.

As you watch, consider the following:

• What does it mean to say that we are relational people?
• How do our thinking brain and our emotional brain often interact?
• What does it mean to think of our relationships with others as living systems?

A captioned version is available: Navigating a Relational System (CC) opens in new window

A video transcript is available: Transcript for Navigating a Relational System opens in new window

Video: Creating a Community and Finding Purpose opens in new window (13:32)
In this TEDx Talk, Stephen Thompson discusses the importance of community and the role community plays in one’s development.

As you watch, consider the following:

• What experiences are common among children in foster care?
• What does the speaker say is essential to being successful?

A captioned version is available: Creating a Community and Finding Purpose (CC) opens in new window

A video transcript is available: Transcript for Creating a Community and Finding Purpose opens in new window

Video: The Benefits of Expressing Your Emotions (Constructively) opens in new window (15:31)
In this TEDx Talk, Arturs Miksons discusses the need for everyone to constructively express their emotions, even if this means going against one’s cultural conventions.

As you watch, consider the following:

• What makes David cry?
• What primary emotion did the speaker feel when he learned that his father had died?
• Why is it important to express your emotions to another person?

A captioned version is available: The Benefits of Expressing Your Emotions (Constructively) (CC) opens in new window

A video transcript is available: Transcript for The Benefits of Expressing Your Emo