James Marcia
Read the following article about James Marcia
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/Book%3A_Child_Growth_and_Development_(Paris_Ricardo_Rymond_and_Johnson)/15%3A_Adolescence_-_Social_Emotional_Development/15.02%3A_James_Marcia__Theory_of_Identity_Development
Consider how Marcia’s theory connects to Erikson’s most famous adolescent stage, Identity versus Role Confusion.
Erikson agreed that the concept of identity development was not exactly easy to pin down, and
although he saw it as connected to the idea of role development; he saw it as greater than that.
The development begins in early adolescence, when the child stands outside of him- or herself and
starts to ask the question: who am I? which up to then s/he took for granted. In exploring this
question, the child becomes aware of playing different roles (e.g., that of the student rather than
a teacher; that of sibling or child rather than a parent; that of the employee rather than employer). This
questioning, Erikson argued, is most intense during adolescence, but questions of identity do
continue throughout one’s life.
Write a brief paragraph for each of Marcia’s phases, describing your personal experience.
For each aspect, pick whichever one of the following facets of your identity that most readily illustrates it.
- career/education religion
- political beliefs
- sexual orientation
- gender identity
- character
Identify from the list above which aspects of your identity were most strongly formed by the end of high school and which ones were not fully informed untillater ?
(should be between 600-750 words, double spaced.)