Posted: November 19th, 2015
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT:Â Identifying Your Own Identity
Erikson is most famous for his adolescent stage, the stage he called Identity and
Identity Formation. Actually, Erikson believed that identity formation goes on all
of our lives, although he felt concern with formulating one’s identity is most
predominant during adolescence.
Using Erikson’s theory as a springboard, psychologist James Marcia talks about four
aspects of identity development (Selection 32 of your Classic Editions text). These
include:
Identity Achievement
Identity Foreclosure
Identity Moratorium
Identity Diffusion
Assignment:  Pick one area of identity formation in your own life.   Pick one
of the following areas: Â Â career/education, or religion, or political beliefs, or
sexual orientation. In this essay, tell how you have moved amongst the four
aspects of identity development that Marcia identified.  Include your entire
life from adolescence to the present, even if your chosen aspect of identity
formation has not changed since adolescence and/or even if you are in the life
stage of adolescence. Â If you have only moved through one, two or three of
Marcia’s four aspects, write about those that you have gone through. Then
explain why you didn’t go through Marcia’s other aspects. Your essay must
include information about identity achievement, foreclosure, moratorium and
diffusion.
This essay should 1000-1250 words long. Writing and citations should be in APA
format.
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