James Marcia created her theory and stated that identity development had four statuses. There is identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement. Identity diffusion is when a person does not know who they want to be, and really don’t put attention to who they want to be. Whereas identity foreclosure is when a person knows who they are going to be, without looking for options. An example of such would be when a person knows who they are going to be because their parents have chosen for them. In Marcia’s Theory there is also identity moratorium. Which is when a person does not know what they want to be, they are currently choosing. And they sort of know where they want to go, or at times they still don’t have a clue of what they want to be. The last status in Marcia’s Theory is identity achievement. Which involves a person who has made a decision of who they
James Marcia created her theory and stated that identity development had four statuses. There is identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement. Identity diffusion is when a person does not know who they want to be, and really don’t put attention to who they want to be. Whereas identity foreclosure is when a person knows who they are going to be, without looking for options. An example of such would be when a person knows who they are going to be because their parents have chosen for them. In Marcia’s Theory there is also identity moratorium. Which is when a person does not know what they want to be, they are currently choosing. And they sort of know where they want to go, or at times they still don’t have a clue of what they want to be. The last status in Marcia’s Theory is identity achievement. Which involves a person who has made a decision of who they