Identity in adolescence : the balance between self and other.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrer-Wreder, Laura, author.

Kroger, Jane, 1947- author.

Series:

Adolescence and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology) in adolescence.

Identification, Psychological.

Adolescent.

Individuation.

Self Concept.

Medical Subjects:

Identification, Psychological.

Adolescent.

Individuation.

Self Concept.

Physical Description:

xvii, 211 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fourth edition / Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Jane Kroger.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2020.

Contents:

1 Adolescence and the problem of identity: historical, sociocultural, and psychosocial views p. 1

Historical approaches to adolescent identity p. 4

Sociocultural approaches to adolescent identity p. 5

Psychosocial approaches to adolescent identity p. 8

Adolescent identity in the context of life-span development p. 10

Identity as the balance between self and other p. 10

The structure of this volume and its chapters p. 10

2 Adolescence as identity synthesis: Erikson's psychosocial approach p. 16

Erikson the person p. 17

The nature of ego identity p. 18

Identity: development and resolutions p. 20

An optimal sense of identity p. 22

Identity as a stage in the life-cycle scheme p. 23

Criticism of Erikson's identity concept p. 31

Measuring ego identity p. 33

Marcia's identity statuses p. 33

Historical backdrop to Erikson's and Marcia's psychosocial models p. 36

Research findings on adolescent identity exploration and commitment processes p. 37

Gender and ethnicity in identity status research p. 41

Current directions in identity research p. 42

Criticism of the identity status construct p. 44

Implications for social response p. 46

3 Adolescence as a second individuation process: Blos's psychoanalytic perspective and an object relations view p. 57

Bios the person p. 58

The nature of character formation p. 59

The challenges detailed p. 60

Character formation through adolescence p. 68

A healthy character structure p. 70

Criticism of Blos's construct and the second individuation process p. 71

Theoretical elaborations of the second individuation process of adolescence: links with identity p. 72

Measuring the adolescent separation-individuation process p. 74

Historical backdrop to Blos's separation-individuation challenge p. 77

Research findings on adolescent separation-individuation p. 77

Current directions in adolescent separation-individuation research p. 82

Implications for social response p. 83

4 Identity as life story: narrative understandings of adolescent identity development p. 95

Pasupathi the person p. 97

The nature of narrative identity p. 98

Optimal narrative identity p. 99

Narrative identity as part of life-span personality development p. 99

Criticism of the three-layer framework including narrative identity p. 104

Measuring narrative identity p. 107

Research findings on narrative identity in adolescence p. 108

Current directions in narrative identity research p. 114

Implications for social response p. 114

5 Identity as rooted in society and culture p. 122

Sociocultural approaches to identity p. 123

Adolescent ethnic identity development p. 126

Rivas-Drake the person p. 126

The nature of culture and cultural identity p. 129

The nature of ethnic identity p. 129

The integrative model for ethnic and racial identity development p. 134

An optimal sense of ethnic identity p. 136

Criticism of the integrative model of ethnic and racial identity development p. 137

Measuring ethnic identity p. 139

Research findings on ethnic identity development in adolescence p. 141

The present-day salience of ethnic identity p. 146

Current directions in ethnic identity research and theory p. 146

Implications for social response p. 147

6 Intersectionality, and the confluence of gender and sexual identity p. 157

Bridging ideas: intersectionality and identity integration p. 158

Key concepts and reflections about gender identity p. 161

Key concepts about sexual identity and reflections on the intersection of sexual and gender identity p. 164

Research exemplars p. 167

7 Forging a brave new virtual identity p. 174

Globalization, adolescence, and identity development p. 174

Generation Z's digital landscape p. 176

Research exemplars p. 179

8 Identity beyond adolescence: what comes next? p. 190

Stability and change in identity beyond adolescence: theory p. 191

Stability and change in identity beyond adolescence: research p. 193

Adolescent identity resolutions and the psychosocial tasks of adulthood: theory p. 199

Adolescent identity resolutions and the psychosocial tasks of adulthood: research p. 199

Summary and conclusions: identity as the balance between self and other p. 204.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138055599

113805559X

9781138055605

1138055603

OCLC:

1111339772