Any topic (writer’s choice)

Institutional Effectiveness Paper:

For this assignment, please write about death, dying and/or the grieving process as presented in chapter 17 and other sources (personal experience may be included as is comfortable for students). Using academic articles, at least one primary reference, carefully address the following topics:

Describe some of the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process (a grieving child, teenager, adult, etc).
Discuss some of the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the death, dying and grieving process (how do people react socially and economically to grief in another country?).
Identify some factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues of sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage / parenting, in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process (how does death and grief affect marriages or why do some people begin or increase substance abuse during these times?).
Explain some of the bio-social, cognitive and psychological influences relating to the death, dying and grieving process, including both continuity and changes (describe some of the biological/social changes that occur during the death and grief processes, and/or how do thoughts change when faced with death and grief).
Describe some of the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psycho dynamic) in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process (consider the Kubler-Ross  theory mentioned in the textbook) .
Identify examples of some cultural and ethnic differences relating to the death, dying and grieving process (how do different countries/cultures deal with death and grieving).
Discuss some of the various causes or reasons for the death, dying and grieving process.
Evaluate empirical / quantitative research findings from at least one primary references (such as statistics, data, charts, etc) relating to the death, dying and grieving process (consider presenting a chart of the most common causes of deaths in the country or world and briefly discuss the meaning of that data, or select one cause of death-aids, cancer, etc, and present data and discussion).
Your paper should be a minimum of 3 to 5 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, using a 12-point font and APA formatting.  In addition to these pages, include a cover page and reference page (which are not counted as the 3 to 5 pages).

Also, please be sure each source on your reference page is cited in the body of your text.  At least three reliable, academic sources should be used to support your writing (one must be from a primary source). 

Format;  American Psychological Association (APA)  style, with a complete reference page, fully identifying all references used in the paper.