Select a human life to use as a case study. This can be the life of someone you know (such as a friend or family member), or someone about whose life you can gather information (such as a scholar, artist, politician, or celebrity). If you prefer, you may select a fictional person, such as an adult character in a book, movie, etc.

The human life you select will be applied as an illustration of human development theory and concepts.

In an essay 8-10 pages in length, address the following:

1. Explain how the developmental theories pertaining to physical and cognitive development are relevant to your character’s progression through the developmental stages. Discuss a minimum of two theories in your analysis.
2. Explain how each of the eight stages has played out in your subject’s life and how they pertain to social aspects and relationships throughout his/her lifespan. (E.g., your subject may not have lived through the later stages of her/his own life but will have experienced those stages among family and social relationships.)
3. Describe how gender and culture have impacted the human development process for your chosen subject.

Include the following:

• Cover page in APA format
• Introduction
• Body of paper
• Conclusion
• Reference list in APA format