By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
- Differentiate between self-concept and self-esteem and describe the relationship between the two.
- Explain the relationship between good self-concept mental health, interpersonal competence, and academic achievement.
- Describe and evaluate the self-enhancement thesis.
- Summarize the factors that enable individuals to develop strong self-concepts.
- Know how self concept changes during adolescence.
- Be familiar with the seven “subcrises” that Erikson felt were most important to the identity search.
- Compare and contrast Marcia’s four identity statuses.
- Critique Erikson’s and Marica’s theories of identity development.
- Describe the different acculturation options employed by ethnic minorities.
- Discuss the process by which individuals form an ethic identity.
- Contrast the terms “sex” and “gender”.
- Compare biological, gender schema, and learning theories of gender development.
- Describe androgyny including the benefits of being androgynous for boys and girls. Also, describe the typical adolescent’s sense of gender (i.e. the gender intensification hypothesis).
