VIEW:
"Purdy" on-line - a documentary chronicling the experiences of young incarcerated mothers and their young children.
WRITE:
Use the framework of Bronfenbrenner's model (you should mention at least 2 levels) and answer the following questions:
How might this program increase risk to the infant's cognitive, emotional, or social development?
How might it protect against risk to the infant's cognitive, emotional, or social development?
Discuss some of the risk and protective factors that might impact the cognitive, emotional or social development of the women in the film - be specific based on their developmental stage.
Do you think the developmental history of some of these mothers influenced their path towards jail? What will they need when they get out?
Length: 350 to 450 words
Citations: None needed
Grading Criteria: You might agree or disagree with the program presented in this film. Either one is fine. Or, you might have mixed feelings. What you will get credit for in your response is explaining your position in terms of both infant and adolescent development.