Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
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Sexual Identity<br />
❚ An enduring, basic aspect of the self that<br />
includes a sense of membership in an ethnic<br />
group and the attitudes and feelings related to<br />
that membership.<br />
❚<br />
Steps in coming out:<br />
• First Recognition<br />
•<br />
• Identity Acceptance<br />
•<br />
Contemporary Views<br />
❚ Identity development is a lengthy process.<br />
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❚ Identity formation neither begins nor ends with<br />
adolescence<br />
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❚ Resolution of identity does not mean stability<br />
Family Influences on Identity<br />
❚ Link between parenting styles and<br />
identity formation<br />
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❚ Individuality<br />
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❚ Connectedness<br />
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❚ Autonomy and Attachment<br />
Friendship<br />
❚ Friends become increasingly dependent on<br />
Peer Groups<br />
❚ Conformity has positive and negative<br />
aspects.<br />
❚ If teens fail to forge such close friendships,<br />
they experience painful feelings of loneliness,<br />
and reduced sense of self-worth.<br />
❚ The quality of friendship is more strongly<br />
linked to feelings of well-being during<br />
adolescence than during childhood.<br />
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