EDS200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Appropriation, Mixin, Gender Identity
16 Mar 2019
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A self portrait of many pieces including: career and work path chosen, political, religious and relationships, achievement and intellectual abilities, sexual and cultural. Who you are, who you want to be, you constantly renegotiate it. Adolescents must find out who they are, what they value, and a direction for their lives. They must be given opportunities to explore alternative options and roles for the future. Becoming more independent, finding out who you are as an individual. If you are forced into an identity it can cause you to rebel and be unhappy. If the exploration lead to misunderstanding can lead to role confusion via self-identification or being lost in the crowd. Identity if formed after you"ve looked at all the options and outcomes. Identity achievement have explored options and have come to make a commitment. Identity moratorium - looking at themselves, internal dialogue, who they will be. Exploring options but haven"t made a commitment: most common in high school.
