There are 2 PARTS to this assignment. Part 1 has to be incorporated into PART 2 it has to be 500-800 words. See attachments. Also there is a discussion board down below!!There have been several posti
PSY-241 (Fall 2018)
Progressive Journal 1
Part 1: Preliminary PortionBefore completing the written portion of the journal assignment, you must complete the preliminary portion. During the preliminary portion, you will identify specific characteristics of your “person”. This will be completed in class by rolling dice. Students who are absent will be responsible for determining the characteristics of their “people” outside of the classroom.
Instructions:Roll one die one time for each set of characteristics listed below. Your “person” will have the characteristics for the corresponding numbers listed.
Characteristics:Gender
If you roll 1, 3, or 5 your person is MALE
If you roll 2, 4, or 6 your person is FEMALE
Racial/Ethnic Group
If you roll 1 or 3 your person is CAUCASIAN
If you roll 2 or 5 your person is AFRICAN-AMERICAN
If you roll 4 your person is ASIAN
If you roll 6 your person is HISPANIC
Parents’ Age Range (the age range applies to both parents)
If you roll 3 or 5 the parents of your person are 17 or younger
If you roll 1 or 4 the parents of your person are 18-40
If you roll 2 or 6 the parents of your person are over 40
Marital Status (If “married”, parents live together; if “single”, parents live in separate households)
If you roll 1, 3, or 5 the parents of your person are MARRIED
If you roll 2, 4 or 6, the parents of your person are SINGLE
Number of Siblings
If you roll 1 your person has NO SIBLINGS
If you roll 2 or 6 your person has 1 SIBLING THAT IS NOT A TWIN
If you roll 3 your person has 1 SIBLING THAT IS A TWIN
If you roll 4 your person has 2 OR MORE SIBLINGS
If you roll 5 your person has 2 OR MORE SIBLINGS, ONE IS A TWIN
Parents’ Education Level (**NOTE: If the parents are 17 or younger, you can ONLY roll “not completed high school” or “completed high school, no college.” If you get a number that does not correspond with those choices, roll again. Education level applies to both parents.)
If you roll 1 the parents of your person have NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL
If you roll 2 the parents of your person COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL, NO COLLEGE
If you roll 3 or 4 the parents of your person COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
If you roll 5 the parents of your person COMPLETED COLLEGE
If you roll 5 the parents of your person COMPLETED GRADUATE DEGREES
Financial Status (**NOTE: If the parents have either not completed high school or only completed high school with no college, they can only roll a 1, 2, or 3. If you get a number that does not correspond with those choices, roll again. Financial status applies to parents’ combined income, whether parents are married or single.)
If you roll 1 the parents of your person are SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
If you roll 2 the parents of your person are JUST BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
If you roll 3 the parents of your person are SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL
If you roll 4 or 5 the parents of your person are ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL
If you roll 6 the parents of your person are WELL ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL
Do the parents smoke? (**NOTE: If parents smoke, both parents smoked during pregnancy and around the infant.)
If you roll 1, 3, 4 or 5 the parents of your person DO NOT SMOKE
If you roll 2 or 6 the parents of your person DO SMOKE