Identity vs. Role Confusion Stage
Choose a song from the list below and explain the song's connection to this stage of life; each has a hint. Explain the stage.
In the Middle – Jimmy Eat World. The feeling of in-between some experience during emerging adulthood
I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) – Rachel House, Auli’I Cravalho. Finding your identity and developing ethnic identity and ethnic pride
Piece by Piece – Kelly Clarkson Intergenerational effects of attachment. Impacts of attachment style on future relationships.
Let’s Get Married- Jagged Edge adult roles, intimacy, commitment
I lived – One Republic Ideas of Generativity and looking back and evaluating your life
Child of Mine – Carole King Experiencing children grow up, mature and move out on their own. “You don't need directions, you know which way to go, and I don't want to hold you back I just want to watch you grow.”
Forever Changed – Carrie Underwood Parental caregiving, witnessing a parent have memory difficulties
***Link to Textbook: https://open(dot)umn(dot)edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/human-development
I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) from the film Moana (2016) depicts the challenges adolescents go through as they try to find their identity (DisneyMusicVEVO, 2020). Moana sings the song with her grandmother’s ghost. While the grandmother sings, Moana appears initially confused. The grandmother finishers her part with the lyrics, "Do you know who you are?” As Moana begins to sing, we see an adolescent who has just discovered her identity. To a great extent, the song talks about finding, developing, and becoming proud of one's ethnic identity.
As a teenager, Moana is undergoing Erik Erikson’s identity vs. role confusion stage (Portland State University , n.d.). At this stage, the adolescent goes through the challenge of finding their identity. As per Erikson, one of the central questions an adolescent tries to answer is “who am I?&...
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