According to Marcia what is the outcome of each status? Explain how Marcia sees the process of identity development? How long does it typically take? What are institutionalized forms of moratorium?

Assignment Instructions
Answer Prompts and write a Reflection:

1. You will have read:
1. James Marcia’s Inspiration.pptm. (Uploaded on file)

2. Chapter 6
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Human_Development/Book%3A_Lifespan_Development_–_A_Psychological_Perspective_(Lally_and_Valentine–French)/06%3A_Adolescence

3.Your own research and understanding

Prompts:
1. Briefly describe Marcia’s four identity statuses.
2. According to Marcia what is the outcome of each status?
3. Explain how Marcia sees the process of identity development? How long does it typically take?
4. What are institutionalized forms of moratorium? (tip: consider looking at Harro’s Cycle of Socialization)
5. How can we help young people to move toward identity achievement?
6. What is the role of peers in this process?
7. What can you find out about sexual identity and racial identity?
8. What are particular challenges for students that experience racial and gender marginalization in a predominantly white (this is true for the continental USA but may change depending where you live) and heteronormative world?

Reflection:
• Apply Marcia to your own development; which any five arenas (see Marcia power point) do you recall shifting in, or struggling with, being decentered or disoriented in? ~1 paragraph