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Module 49
UNIT 6 Adolescence: Social Development and Emerging Adulthood
Term | Definition |
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Identity | our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles. |
Social Identity | the "we" aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to "Who am I?" that comes from our group memberships. |
Intimacy | in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in young adulthood. |
Emerging Adulthood | a period from about age 18 to the mid-twenties, when many in Western cultures are no longer adolescents but have not yet achieved full independence as adults. |