The following is a case study involving a teenage male named Morgan. Morgan is a described to be an excellent student in school; he especially takes a deep interest in writing, specifically in poetry. He has ambitions to attend College and is considered to be a very social and personable teenager. He is a biracial adolescent whose mother is Japanese American and father who is African American. His family history includes a martial separation which was tough for him to conform to. Having both remarried, Morgan’s parents now live with their significant other and have started families of their own. Morgan now resides with his father and stepmother while still keeping in brief contact with his biological mother. However, regular contact with
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In the case study, it states that “He is biracial, his mother is Japanese American, and his father is African-American.” It also states that Morgan’s step mother is also biracial; she is both African-American and White”. Morgan is surrounded by different ethnicities but is surrounded predominantly by African American culture. According to Cultural/ Racial Identity Development Theory, “Cultural/ Racial, identity development represents a cognitive, emotional, and behavioral progression through identifiable and measurable levels or stages of consciousness” (Ivey, D’Andrea, 7 Ivey, 2012, p. 514). Cultural and racial identity plays an important role in people’s lives and is a major determinant of the client’s beliefs and attitudes towards themselves. The goal of understanding the five stages will assist in becoming “more knowledgeable of the key psychological characteristics that mark people 's changing consciousness about their own cultural/ racial identity” (Ivey, D’Andrea, 7 Ivey, 2012, p. …show more content…
By developing culture circles, his goal was to develop efficient literacy methods for adults. He discovered that when these people who gathered together shared and described details and images relating to their lives, they would reflect together and making meaning of their lives. This gathering and discussing gave them the opportunity to see similarities in their stories and analyzed the root causes of their distress. It also gave these individuals the opportunity to free themselves from their internal oppression and gave them the opportunity to develop action plans to address issues that were imposed on them. I believe that Paulo Freire’s Theory of Psychological Liberation applies to this particular case study because it displays the significance of initially determining the origin of a problem that you are experiencing. By seeing the issue, analyzing it and taking necessary actions to make a change, is essentially the steps Morgan and his parents need to take to live a more fulfilling and satisfying
In the case study, it states that “He is biracial, his mother is Japanese American, and his father is African-American.” It also states that Morgan’s step mother is also biracial; she is both African-American and White”. Morgan is surrounded by different ethnicities but is surrounded predominantly by African American culture. According to Cultural/ Racial Identity Development Theory, “Cultural/ Racial, identity development represents a cognitive, emotional, and behavioral progression through identifiable and measurable levels or stages of consciousness” (Ivey, D’Andrea, 7 Ivey, 2012, p. 514). Cultural and racial identity plays an important role in people’s lives and is a major determinant of the client’s beliefs and attitudes towards themselves. The goal of understanding the five stages will assist in becoming “more knowledgeable of the key psychological characteristics that mark people 's changing consciousness about their own cultural/ racial identity” (Ivey, D’Andrea, 7 Ivey, 2012, p. …show more content…
By developing culture circles, his goal was to develop efficient literacy methods for adults. He discovered that when these people who gathered together shared and described details and images relating to their lives, they would reflect together and making meaning of their lives. This gathering and discussing gave them the opportunity to see similarities in their stories and analyzed the root causes of their distress. It also gave these individuals the opportunity to free themselves from their internal oppression and gave them the opportunity to develop action plans to address issues that were imposed on them. I believe that Paulo Freire’s Theory of Psychological Liberation applies to this particular case study because it displays the significance of initially determining the origin of a problem that you are experiencing. By seeing the issue, analyzing it and taking necessary actions to make a change, is essentially the steps Morgan and his parents need to take to live a more fulfilling and satisfying