Ego Identity during Adolescence
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Building on Erikson's work, James Marcia developed four types of identity formation. Think back to your own adolescence - which of Marcia's ego statues seemed to dominate your high school years? What event, or series of events, moved you toward identity achievement?
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James Marcia's idea of ego identity formation during adolescence is explained. Solution elaborates on the idea that identity is ego driven and the result of organizing self aspirations, skills, and beliefs often based on one's individual and family history, and how important it is to one's self.
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For James Marcia, identity is ego driven and the result of organizing self aspirations, skills, and beliefs often based on one's individual and family history, and how important it is to one's self. You may rebel against your history, and want to do something or behave totally different, from the way's your history has dictated. Or you may want to embrace your history and serve as a continuation of it. For example, if the men in your family for 3 generations have been doctors, you may feel committed to this profession; or you may be rebellious against it and conformity. This situation of non-conformity, in itself, may be perceived by an ...
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