Kingwood College Library
Life, Growth and Development
Assignment Guide: Psychology 2314
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The best library assignments are ones that use a variety of resources including books, newspaper and journal articles, and internet sites. We encourage you to use all of these sources for this paper. Books should provide some of the best information for a psychology topic. You may apply for a library card and request materials online. We hope you will take full advantage of the many resources our libraries offer.
Please contact or write to Dr. Henry using your WebCT email with any questions you may have during your research.
Librarian talk about Getting Started! As you begin, narrow your topic to a size that you can manage. Consider keywords that will help you find the information you need. These can be names of people, events, or broader identifying terms. Use these keywords for locating information in the library catalog, electronic databases, and on the internet.
Assignment: You may select one of the following topics. Please note that the papers must be at least five pages in length, double spaced with at least five sources of information. Email the paper to Professor Henry by the posted due date.
If you choose: (Assignment)
Sample Keywords:
Topic 1:Cross-cultural analysis of child abuse.Are some cultures more abusive than others?Why? What are the cultural variations in the modes of discipline?
Sociology - child abuse; parenting; discipline; child rearing; corporal punishment; maltreatment; neglect; child labor practices.
Topic 2:Puberty.What psychological issues accompany puberty in adolescents?Are there sexual or cultural differences in the way puberty is viewed?What are the consequences of earlyor late maturation for the adolescent Adolescence; biological maturation; psychosocial development; culture bound disorders; emotions; rituals;puberty.
Topic 3:Achievements in later life.Find examples of people who produced great art or literature, or made a scientific discovery, late in life.Characterize their earlier productivity and compare it to thief later works.Is there evidence for a new wisdom orcreativity in later life? Creativity; maturation; drives; motivation; aging; happiness; contentment; joy; accomplishments; success; expected outcomes; perceived outcomes; expectations, subjective well being, adaptation.
BOOKS
Librarian Talk about Books! - Apply online for a library card. Use your card to 1) Place a Hold on a book 2) Access databases from home.
- The catalog is online at librarycatalog.nhmccd.edu/
- Electronic books or eBooks are available at www.netlibrary.com/. You will need to create an eBook account from a campus computer.
- Create an account - At www.netlibrary.com, from a campus computer, select the Create an Account link. Enter your identifying information (user name, password, email address) and select Submit. Then you are ready to search the eBook collection and check out books for 24 hours from any computer outside the library.
- If you can't come to the library Call 281-312-1693 and ask the librarian to create an account FOR YOU.
Here is a small sampling of books your library may have. These and many other very good sources of information can be found by searching the library catalog using keywords.
REF BF31. E52 Encyclopedia of Psychology. NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. Multivolume set. Use index in last volume to find all material on your topic.
REF BF531 .E55 Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. NY: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999. Use index to find keywords for topic 3.
REF BF721 .H242 Handbook of Child Psychology. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Multivolume set. Use index in each volume to find information on topics located in that volume.
REF GN307 .C68 Countries and Their Cultures. NY: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. Multivolume set. Use index to find countries and other keywords.
REF HQ1064 .U5 O416 Almanac of Older Americans. Detroit: Gale, 1994. Use index to find profiles of older successful people.
