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Select a character presented in a book, television or film at a major life transition (leaving home, wedding, parenthood, retirement) and briefly summarise the context in which the character
becomes known.
Write a case study that summarises the major life themes identified in the book, television or film, and apply theories of development to analyse the life stage, the strengths and challenges faced
by the character, using two developmental theories presented in this unit (Jean Piaget, Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, Burrhus Frederic Skinner, Albert Bandura, Lev Vygotsky, Urie Bronfenbrenner,
Gilbert Gottlieb, John Bowlby, Mary D. Salter Ainsworth, Lawrence Kohlberg, James Marcia, Dexter Dunphy, Kim Bartholomew, Antonia Henderson, Donald Dutton, Robert Sternberg, Howard Gardner, Betty
Carter, Monica McGoldrick, Sandra Bem, Leslie Gutman, Colin Murray Parke). Draw on a range of unit and other relevant references.