This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations. Grading Criteria Point Value Was Criteria Met? Paper Part I (11 points in total for Part 1)  Selection and Description of Cultural Group 3 points o Selects a “culture” group that is represented in the Houston, TX metropolitan area o Excellent, culture group is well-described using demographic statistics, peer- reviewed literature, group-specific websites, books, and other materials, and is appropriate as the focus of the assignment (3 points). o Fair, description provides surface-level details on the target culture, and statements concerning the culture are not well-researched or cited (partial credit, 1-2 point). o Poor, culture group is not appropriate as the focus of the assignment (e.g., it is not represented in Houston, TX or no meaningful description of the cultural group is provided from any sources, or plagiarism (0 points).  Summary of Critical Developmental or Social Issue Relevant to Target Culture 8 points o Selects peer-reviewed research articles using available electronic databases and key word searches o May use textbooks, nonprofit or educational websites to supplement research articles o Excellent, selected literature summarizes the developmental or social issue affecting the target population and is appropriate for the assignment (i.e., empirical and come from peer-reviewed journals; limited use of textbooks and websites ok) (8 points). o Fair, selected peer-reviewed literature focuses only tangentially on the target population, and/or paper draws sources primarily from books and websites, and/or very little literature is used to source statements in the paper (partial credit, 4-6 points). o Poor, no meaningful literature/sources used in discussing the developmental or social issue, or plagiarism (i.e., paper is primarily student’s unsubstantiated opinions; 0-3 points). Paper Part II (11 points in total for Part 2)  Intervention Plan (Recommendations & Resources) 8 points o Provides a thoughtful intervention plan (process, recommendations, and resources) targeting the selected culture o Excellent, intervention plan is carefully crafted and well-articulated (3-5 solid recommendations, a process, and accompanying resources), as well as supported by the peer-reviewed literature (8 points). This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations. o Fair, intervention plan provides 1-3 recommendations and/or the recommendations/process/resources are not well articulated and details supporting them are scanty (partial credit, 4-6 points). o Poor, intervention plan contains 1-2 recommendations and provides no meaningful deta ...

1. This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I
have built in two points as a curve, making the
paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear
expectations.
Grading Criteria Point Value
Was Criteria Met?
Paper Part I (11 points in total for Part 1)
o Selects a “culture” group that is represented in the
Houston, TX metropolitan area
o Excellent, culture group is well-described using demographic
statistics, peer-
reviewed literature, group-specific websites, books, and other
materials, and is
appropriate as the focus of the assignment (3 points).
o Fair, description provides surface-level details on the target
culture, and statements
concerning the culture are not well-researched or cited (partial
credit, 1-2 point).

2. o Poor, culture group is not appropriate as the focus of the
assignment (e.g., it is not
represented in Houston, TX or no meaningful description of the
cultural group is
provided from any sources, or plagiarism (0 points).
Relevant to Target Culture
8 points
o Selects peer-reviewed research articles using available
electronic databases and key word searches
o May use textbooks, nonprofit or educational websites to
supplement research articles
o Excellent, selected literature summarizes the developmental
or social issue affecting
the target population and is appropriate for the assignment (i.e.,
empirical and come
from peer-reviewed journals; limited use of textbooks and
websites ok) (8 points).
o Fair, selected peer-reviewed literature focuses only
tangentially on the target
population, and/or paper draws sources primarily from books
and websites, and/or
very little literature is used to source statements in the paper
(partial credit, 4-6
points).
o Poor, no meaningful literature/sources used in discussing the
developmental or social
issue, or plagiarism (i.e., paper is primarily student’s

3. unsubstantiated opinions; 0-3
points).
Paper Part II (11 points in total for Part 2)
o Provides a thoughtful intervention plan (process,
recommendations, and resources) targeting the selected
culture
o Excellent, intervention plan is carefully crafted and well-
articulated (3-5 solid
recommendations, a process, and accompanying resources), as
well as supported by
the peer-reviewed literature (8 points).
This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I
have built in two points as a curve, making the
paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear
expectations.
o Fair, intervention plan provides 1-3 recommendations and/or
the
recommendations/process/resources are not well articulated and
details supporting
them are scanty (partial credit, 4-6 points).

4. o Poor, intervention plan contains 1-2 recommendations and
provides no meaningful
details supporting the stated process/resources, or plagiarism
(0-3 points).
Overall Presentation of Paper 3 points
o Uses professionally appropriate language
o APA-style format, citations, and references
o Title and reference pages
o Free from grammatical errors
o Excellent, minor errors (3 points)
o Fair, moderate errors (partial credit, 1-2 points)
o Poor, clear lack of editing and/or plagiarism (0 points)
Assignment Description
Before you begin this assignment, please make certain that you
have read fully Chapter
5: Culture and Society in your text book.
Culture Group Paper Instructions and rubric are as follows:
Part I: Students will select a “culture” that they know little
about (and not a member)
that has a significant presence in the Houston metropolitan area
(e.g., religious, social,
racial/ethnic group, LGBT). Using journal articles, books, select
governmental or top

5. tier university websites (like Rice University), and the
biopsychosocial approach,
students will explore and discuss a developmental,
psychological, social, and/or social
justice issue impacting their selected cultural group. This
description of the cultural
group and “relevant issue” should be 3-5 pages and well cited
and referenced. This
“relevant issue” will come from your research on this group.
According to the literature,
what are their major issues; where are they in need of a macro
level intervention? Is
there a discriminatory law, are there problems within the
criminal justice system? Are
there large scale diet, health or mental health issues that are
neglected or created by
inequality? See examples below.
Part II: Students will then create a course-related, macro
intervention for the issue
selected in Part I of the assignment. This macro-level
intervention should be
appropriate, feasible, and draw from evidence-based
interventions in peer-reviewed
literature. As part of the intervention, students should provide a

6. well-crafted set of
recommendations and resources for the cultural group that
demonstrates cultural
awareness and competence. This part of the paper should be 3-5
pages in length and
well cited and referenced.
Thus, your entire culture paper should be 6-10 pages, not
including the title and
reference pages. Examples of successful paper topics in past
courses included some of
the following:
Americans/American Indians
living on reservations
children, adolescents,
and young adults
eds of traditional Chinese
immigrants
You are encouraged to consult with the UHD Writing Center for
assistance in preparing
your paper, and will receive extra credit for doing so (up to 2
full points out of the total

7. of 22 for this assignment!). As proof of consultation, you will
upload a pdf copy of the
appointment slip into a special assignment portal in Blackboard
Learn. Slips are due by
the paper deadline. Please do not send these via e-mail!
Paper Writing Instructions
hould be double-spaced, with one inch margins
and 12-point font (no
larger or smaller).
-5 pages of the body of your paper should be
devoted to
summarizing information about your target culture and an issue
impacting this
group.
-5 pages) should be used to
highlight your
understanding of the biopsychosocial approach/theory and an
intervention for
the cultural group and issue you identified. Your intervention

8. should be well-
cited/referenced, and include a set of recommendations and
local resources to
address the issue you identified. This intervention must be
macro-level (i.e., for a
cultural community or society as a whole).
-reviewed articles, including
literature/systematic reviews,
commentaries, or theoretical/conceptual pieces, to discuss the
issue impacting
the culture you selected. In other words, you should only use
articles that include
qualitative or quantitative data collected by the article's authors,
not articles
summarizing other researchers' studies.
and good
grammar/syntax in crafting your paper.
the required
elements.

9. Please note that you can submit the assignment multiple times
up until the due
date/time. Each time you submit the assignment, Turnitin.com
will provide you with an
originality report that you may use to check for
grammar/syntax, spelling, and potential
paraphrasing or plagiarism issues.
Papers showing evidence of poor paraphrasing will earn an
automatic 30-
point penalty (i.e., one or more instances involving verbatim
phrases without
quotation marks, and/or maintaining similar sentence structure
from the source
material with only a few words changed); those showing
evidence of plagiarism
will earn an automatic grade of zero points or “F” (i.e., whole
sentences or
paragraphs taken verbatim from source material). To assist with
avoiding these issues,
students are welcome to make in-person (or Zoom)
appointments with me to discuss
elements of their papers and/or effective writing techniques.