Introduction
In 1914, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Australia Hopson was born to a family of farmers. She grew up being one of three sisters. Australia’s parents were sharecroppers during her childhood, so her primary caregiver during the days was her grandmother (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). There was a point in Australia’s life where she helped her family on the farm and would pick cotton. She was never able to pick a hundred pounds worth at a time like her other family members, but she got her share in (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). When Australia was older, her families moved from Muskogee to Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was in junior high at the time and really remembers the …show more content…
This theory has multiple parts to it, which conform significantly to Australia’s life. This theory is held by Susan Whitbourne and Stacey Whitbourne (2017), who use this theory is many of their textbooks. This theory is generated by Piaget’s cognitive development theory and Erikson’s theory of identity development (Sneed and Whitbourne, 2003). The theory discusses how age-related changes can affect one identity (Sneed and Whitbourne, 2003). These age-related changes to identity break into three parts, identity assimilation, identity accommodation, and identity balance. The three sections of this theory intertwine with each other when helping an individual form their identity. An individual who is able to use all three parts of the theory will age sucessfully. Each part of the theory has distinct features that help an individual form their …show more content…
Identity accommodation is where an individual makes a change in their identity in response to a challenge in their life (Whitbourne and Whitbourne, 2017). Australia accommodated part her life when she married her husband. The marriage happened in the middle of the night, and Australia had to sneak out to get hitched, just at the mere age of 16 (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). For some, this would not be viewed as an accommodation, but in Australia’s case, she was going against her family’s rules and values. Australia was raised in a very religious household, where the women were sheltered and not approved for dating, unless the father said otherwise. By sneaking out, and getting married, Australia made up her mind that she wanted a change in the way she did things. She kept her religion, but not to the extent her father did. Australia’s challenge was her father, she loved and respected him, but did not find his practices something that she could keep following. Australia found sovereignty in having faith in God, which she accommodated her livelihood to reflect her faith, but not to the same extent in which her father had. Another experience of accommodation for Australia was when she was younger and would pick cotton with her family. During the process, she was not able to pick the same high amount her other family members would (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal
In 1914, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Australia Hopson was born to a family of farmers. She grew up being one of three sisters. Australia’s parents were sharecroppers during her childhood, so her primary caregiver during the days was her grandmother (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). There was a point in Australia’s life where she helped her family on the farm and would pick cotton. She was never able to pick a hundred pounds worth at a time like her other family members, but she got her share in (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). When Australia was older, her families moved from Muskogee to Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was in junior high at the time and really remembers the …show more content…
This theory has multiple parts to it, which conform significantly to Australia’s life. This theory is held by Susan Whitbourne and Stacey Whitbourne (2017), who use this theory is many of their textbooks. This theory is generated by Piaget’s cognitive development theory and Erikson’s theory of identity development (Sneed and Whitbourne, 2003). The theory discusses how age-related changes can affect one identity (Sneed and Whitbourne, 2003). These age-related changes to identity break into three parts, identity assimilation, identity accommodation, and identity balance. The three sections of this theory intertwine with each other when helping an individual form their identity. An individual who is able to use all three parts of the theory will age sucessfully. Each part of the theory has distinct features that help an individual form their …show more content…
Identity accommodation is where an individual makes a change in their identity in response to a challenge in their life (Whitbourne and Whitbourne, 2017). Australia accommodated part her life when she married her husband. The marriage happened in the middle of the night, and Australia had to sneak out to get hitched, just at the mere age of 16 (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal communication, October 20, 2014). For some, this would not be viewed as an accommodation, but in Australia’s case, she was going against her family’s rules and values. Australia was raised in a very religious household, where the women were sheltered and not approved for dating, unless the father said otherwise. By sneaking out, and getting married, Australia made up her mind that she wanted a change in the way she did things. She kept her religion, but not to the extent her father did. Australia’s challenge was her father, she loved and respected him, but did not find his practices something that she could keep following. Australia found sovereignty in having faith in God, which she accommodated her livelihood to reflect her faith, but not to the same extent in which her father had. Another experience of accommodation for Australia was when she was younger and would pick cotton with her family. During the process, she was not able to pick the same high amount her other family members would (T. Finchum and A. Bishop, personal