Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Identity in Context

This chapter hit all the right points. Being a youth can be hard to find your identity. This is when they start to find themselves, but let's not forget that it also begins when they are preschoolers. They are understanding their bodies, feelings, other relationships with children and want they like to play with. The author spoke a lot about Erickson, which I remember from many psychology classes. Mitch asks Julian to do some work on what other people think or see of him. Here are the four different identities: 1. Foreclosed Identity- an individual has committed to a life direction or way of being without exploring it carefully and without experimenting with alternatives. 2. Diffuse Identity- is a state in which there has been little exploration or active consideration of a particular identity and no psychological commitment to one. 3. Identity Moratorium- one actively explores roles and beliefs, behaviors and relationships, but refrains from making a commitment. 4. Achieved Identity- when the identity crisis is resolved and the commitment to the selected identity is high. So when it came to me writing my own context map I felt like I did not have to much to put on it. I have done one of these before in a social work class. I feel like I know my identity, but a lot has happened in my life gnat has made me who I am today.

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  1. Hey Christina,
    I also had a hard time constructing a context map. When I was in high school I did not possess my own identity. I felt like a programmed robot and everything seemed routine. I did not have a chance to explore different paths. Erickson would classify me as a diffused person and due to being a "diffused person", my context map became a challenge.

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    1. Hi Essence,
      I am glad that I took social work 326 because it gave me an understanding of context mapping. I honestly do not know if I would have anything to put on my map if I did this a few years ago.

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  2. Hi Christina,
    I believe that identity may be a struggle for some youth because everyones lives and experiences are so different. Their everyday encounters and experiences are what helps them shape their identity. I agree with you that pre school has a lot to do with it also.


    -Milena

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    1. Not only can it be hard for the youth, but as we get older we also can struggle to find our identities. Thanks for commenting on my blog!

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  3. I can also relate to Essence. It was difficult for me to form my identity in High School and I believe I mentioned this in my own blog. I feel like everyone, at one point or another, struggles with who they may or may not be. Besides this, I like the way your blog got right to the point and how you kept your context map easy to understand.

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    1. I think it can be hard for the high schoolers to find their identities mostly, but as adults we are still trying to find them. Glad you like my context map

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  4. Hi Christina,

    After reading your blog, I feel as though I got a great sense of the article. One thing that you said that I completely agree with is "Being a youth can be hard to find your identity. This is when they start to find themselves, but let's not forget that it also begins when they are preschoolers." Finding your identity is a journey that starts when your young and can go into adulthood. Great post!

    -Brittany

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    1. I am glad you liked what I wrote. Thank you for reading my blog!

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  5. I really enjoyed you blog! I think even now I struggled creating my context map at 21 and I don't think I would've been able to do it as a teen either. I think that you never stop finding yourself. Yes you reach points in your life when your identity is clear but we're always changing.

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