Select one of the following facets of identity development: Gender Identity, Sexual identity, or Racial/Ethnic Identity. Next, provide a summary of the following topics, supporting your points with current (within the last 8 years), peer-reviewed scholarly sources.
- What does the current research say about the role of biology in the development of this facet of identity?
- Erikson says that in adolescence we navigate the psychosocial crisis of Identity vs. Role Confusion (Broderick & Blewitt, 2020). Specific to the identity facet that you selected, how might the adolescent’s microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem impact the chance at developing a positive (healthy) outcome or negative (unhealthy) outcome in this stage? Be sure to include the impact of culture (e.g. resilience, community, stereotypes, overt and covert discrimination, racism, power, oppression, privilege, marginalization, microaggressions, and violence)
- If the adolescent does not experience a positive or healthy outcome, what mental health or interpersonal issues might we see in this adolescent?