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Exploring Identity. The Works of James Marcia and Kalup Linzy. Preview. Imagine that your life has been chosen as the subject of an upcoming television show… Who are the main characters? What role do they play?. Identity Development. Key to adolescent development.
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Exploring Identity The Works of James Marcia and KalupLinzy
Preview • Imagine that your life has been chosen as the subject of an upcoming television show… • Who are the main characters? What role do they play?
Identity Development • Key to adolescent development
James Marcia’s View of Identity Crisis • Identity crisis occurs because individuals must make commitments on important matters such as occupation, religion, politics, etc.
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity #1 Identity Moratorium: • A stage in which one is exploring identity issues • People seriously consider various issues, but do not make a commitment on the choices presented to them
Identity Moratorium Crisis / No Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity #2: Identity Foreclosure: • A stage in which one has made a firm commitment on the choices, but at the influence of others
Identity Foreclosure No Crisis / Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity #3: Identity Confused or Diffused: A stage in which one has no clear sense of identity and have not yet explored identity issues
Identity Confusion or Diffusion No Crisis / No Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity #4: Identity Achievement: A stage in which one has considered many choices and final decision has been made freely
Identity Achievement Crisis / Commitment
Process: Think-Write-Pair-Share • Consider the television show of your life discussed at the beginning of the lesson: • After viewing the ways in which Kalup Linzy has expressed various identities, would you express the identity of yourself and your main characters in the same way? • Kalup Linzy expresses the identity development of his characters in soap opera-inspired performance pieces, What genre of television show would best fit with the identities of yourself and your main characters? (e.g. soap opera, sitcom, prime-time drama, comedy, etc.)