MARCIA IDENTITY STATUS

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James E. Marcia

known for his research on identity development in late adolescence

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  1. diffusion

  2. foreclosure

  3. moratorium

  4. achievement

Four Identity Stages

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Crisis

period of identity development during which the adolescent is exploring alternatives.

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Commitment

part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in identity.

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Identity Diffusion

not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments.

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Identity foreclosure

who have made a commitment but not experienced a crisis

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Identity Moratorium

In crises but commitments are either absent or are only vaguely defined

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Identity Achievement

Status of individuals who have undergone crises and made a commitment

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  1. western individualistic context

  2. limited exploration opportunities

  3. applicability to sexual identity

  4. oversimplification of stages

  5. ignores socioecnomic and cultural barriers

  6. narrow focus of positive functioning

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