Describe the four identity statuses identified by Marcia. What ...

[Bob-Dole]

Describe the four identity statuses identified by Marcia.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Favorite objects that children may take to bed:
 
  a. can become problematic because they do not teach the child independence.
  b. are more commonly used by girls than by boys.
  c. may serve as transitional objects.
  d. may actually thwart child development.

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Answer to Question 1

Foreclosure involves no searching, but a commitment to an identity. Teens often choose identities of relatives or have them chosen by their families. Moratorium involves searching and no commitment. It is active searching for an identity prior to one being selected. Diffusion, the least mature identity status, is common among younger children and involves no searching and no commitment. Little interest in an identity is evident. Identity achievement follows searching and commitment to an identity. It is most common during later adolescence.

Answer to Question 2

C