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Purpose: This assignment will help you understand and apply how children develop a sense of self and identity. By learning about children’s identity development you can understand their perspective and likely interaction patterns with others.
Complete the following questions after reading and considering chapter 11:
Part 1: Key Questions
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. How do the authors differentiate between self-concept and self-esteem?
2. Describe and give an example of each of the steps of Marcia’s Identity Statuses.
3. What factors are associated with good self-esteem in children and adolescents?
4. Describe the specific gender differences with self-esteem.
Part 2: Application to Personal Experience
Respond to the following prompts from the text in four to five paragraphs:
• Have you experienced anything you might consider a ritual that marked your movement to adulthood? In your religion, there may be rituals that happen in adolescence that mark a new level of responsibility and understanding. Although the United States has few formal rituals, you can probably think of important events that translate into the concept “I am an adult now.” A common and meaningful one is receiving a driver’s license. In our mobile society, being able to get from place to place on one’s own is central to adulthood.
• What other events can you think of that are linked to public acknowledgment of a new maturity?
• Could you create a new rite of passage that would be meaningful to you and would symbolize the movement from childhood to adolescence in your community?
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