Jame Marcia's Four Stages Of Foreclosure

According to Jame Marcia, there are four different stages of identity that a person can align themselves with given a certain aspect of their life. The stages are diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and achievement. Diffusion is the state of having no clear idea of one’s identity and making no attempt to find it. foreclosure is the state of blindly accepting one’s identity and values that were given in childhood by family and significant others. Moratorium is when the adolescent has a vague or ill-formed ideological and occupational commitments; he/she is still looking for their identity. Lastly, achievement is the state of having developed a well-defined idea of who they are; achievement may be further developed in adulthood but it means that …show more content…
I grew up in a very democratic town with both my parents associating themselves as democrats. However, my sister grew up to realize her views aligned more with those of republicans. I, unfortunately, never thought it was necessary to watch the news. I avoided all political conversations and just went about my day. I say that I am diffused in this area because I have made zero effort to figure out my identity. I know that it is important to have one in this area but as of now, I feel like i just keep pushing it off till later. My political views are just not a pressing issue in my life right now. Being in school for most of the year pushes me to think about my career and …show more content…
However, when filling out the sheet given to us, I feel strongly about many aspects of my life. These include my gender, sexuality, interests, and personality. My personality changes all the time and will most not likely be the same a month from now but I know who I am as a person and what grounds me. Although my personality will get fine tuned in adulthood, I think I have the basic idea of who I am and how I want people to perceive me. As a student on a college campus, my views and ideas are being challenged every day meaning my personality is growing as well. I do not think anyone will ever be fully achieved in this category but as of right now I am happy with who I