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Brian is an only child whose father is a president of a large corporation, while his mother is a lawyer at a busy law firm. Brian has always enjoyed the company of other children partly, he believes, because he wasn't around children much except at school. He is particularly intrigued with young children's development and is thinking of majoring in early-childhood education in college. His parents are not happy with Brian's decision, and his father puts a great deal of pressure on him to major in business or pre-law. Brian isn't sure what to do. His situation is an example of
 
  a. identity achievement.
  b. negative identity.
  c. psychosocial moratorium.
  d. role confusion.

Question 2

Seventeen-year-old Sarah has always enjoyed science, particularly biology and chemistry. She dreams of enrolling in pre-veterinary medicine in college. Her mother is a housewife who never had any vocational ambitions, and her father has always felt that women should focus on teaching or nursing careers. Since her parents don't encourage her in the field of veterinary medicine, Sarah eventually becomes ambivalent about her college plans and finally enrolls at a teacher's college. Sarah's situation is an example of
 
  a. role confusion.
  b. psychosocial moratorium.
  c. negative identity.
  d. identity achievement.



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frre432

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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iveyjurea

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


amandalm

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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