HDF 371 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Future Orientation, Demography Of The United States, Gender Identity
13 Feb 2018
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Another reason for the attention that researchers and theorists have given for the study of identity development during adolescence concerns the fundamental biological, cognitive and social change characteristic of this period. During puberty, when adolescents are changing so dramatically on the outside, they understandably have questions about changes that are taking place on the inside. It is not until adolescence that people are able to think in systematic ways about hypothetical and future events. Possible selves the various identities an adolescent might imagine for him or herself. Future orientation the extent to which an individual is able and inclined to think about the potential consequences of decisions and choices. Changes in social roles at adolescence open up a new array of choices and decisions. Self-conception the collection of traits and attributes that individuals use to describe or characterize themselves. Self-esteem the degree to which individuals feel positively or negatively about themselves.
