SS10.S.6

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Sociology

SS10.S.6

Identify stages of development across the life cycle, including birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, parenthood, middle age, and late adulthood.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Stages of the lifespan.
  • Basics of research methodology.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Define each stage of development.
  • Identify various theorists' perspectives on stages of development throughout the lifespan.
  • Apply different research strategies for assessing developmental progress.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is a progression of development from birth to death.
  • Culture and genetics influence development.
  • There are specific ways in which sociologists study development.

Vocabulary

  • development
  • infancy
  • childhood
  • adolescence
  • adulthood
  • middle adulthood
  • late adulthood
  • parenthood
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