First, select either spiritual development, racial identity development, or sexual orientation identity development. Next, choose one related theoretical framework from the Learning Resources or other scholarly literature. Then Submit a 2 page paper in which you explore this aspect of identity development in the following ways: Learning resources are below
Identity Development Evolution
Describe how the aspect of identity development that you selected tends to change over the course of a young person’s adolescent years. Refer to one of the theoretical frameworks to support your claims.
Select a stage of development within your selected theoretical framework and evaluate how this stage aligns with your own experiences as an adolescent. To what degree does the framework stage adequately describe your experience?
Environmental Impact
Explain how an adolescent’s environment could impact this aspect of identity development. Be sure to address geographic location, political climate, and culture in your response.
Explain how your environment may have impacted your identity development. In your reflection consider how your experiences may have compared with teenage peers whose identities differed from yours.
LEARNING RESOURCES:
For this Assignment, you will analyze one aspect of identity (either spirituality, race, or sexual orientation), and one related theoretical framework. These are a selection of readings on theoretical frameworks that correspond to certain aspects of identity. You are encouraged to review several frameworks from this list (you are not expected to review all of them) and pick one to use in your Assignment. Alternatively, you are also welcome to use the library to identify a different theoretical framework on spiritual, racial, or sexual orientation identity development to feature in your Assignment.
Cross, W. E., Jr., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurement: Introducing the Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS). In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling., 2nd ed. (pp. 371–393). Sage Publications, Inc.
Credit Line: Handbook of Multicultural Counseling, 2nd Edition by Ponterotto, J.; Casas, J.; Suzuki, L.; Alexander, C. Copyright 2001 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2023.
Kim, J. (1981). Development of Asian American identity: An exploratory study of Japanese American women.
Ferdman, B.M. & Gallegos, P. I. (2001). Latinos and racial identity development. In C. L. Wijeyesinghe & B. W. Jackson III (Eds.), New perspectives on racial identity development: A theoretical and practical anthology (pp. 32–66). New York University Press.
Credit Line: New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development: A Theoretical and Practical Anthology, 1st Edition by Wijeyesinghe, C.; Jackson, B. Copyright 2001 by New York University Press. Reprinted by permission of New York University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2023.
Poston, W. S. C. (1990). The Biracial Identity Development Model: A needed addition. Journal of Counseling & Development, 69(2), 152–155. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.1990.tb01477.x
Horse, P. G. (2005). Native American identity. New Directions for Student Services, 109, 61–68.
Helms, J. E. (1984). Toward a theoretical explanation of the effects of race on counseling: A black and white model. The Counseling Psychologist, 12(4), 153–165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000084124013
Credit Line: Toward a Theoretical Explanation of the Effects of Race on Counseling A Black and White Model by Helms, J., in The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 12/ Issue 3. Copyright 1984 by Sage Publications Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2023.
Fowler, J. W., & Dell, M. L. (2006). Stages of faith from infancy through adolescence: Reflections on three decades of faith development theory. In E. C. Roehlkepartain, P. E. King, L. Wagener, & P. L. Benson (Eds.), The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. (pp. 34–45). Sage Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412976657.n3
Worthington, R. L., Savoy, H. B., Dillon, F. R., & Vernaglia, E. R. (2002). Heterosexual identity development: A multidimensional model of individual and social identity. Counseling Psychologist, 30(4), 496–531. https://doi.org/10.1177/00100002030004002
Cass, V. C. (1984). Homosexuality identity formation: Testing a theoretical model. Journal of Sex Research, 20(2), 143–167. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224498409551214
Coleman, E. (1982). Developmental stages of the coming-out process. American Behavioral Scientist, 25(4), 469–482. https://doi.org/10.1177/000276482025004009