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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Race and Wider Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Erikson warn the reader not to expect any solid development of mythology in terms of integrating the work on identity over the past two decades?
(a) It will only cause more identity confusion.
(b) It is too complex to understand.
(c) The world changes too quickly.
(d) They cannot be integrated.

2. During the final stages of Erikson's stages of identity development, what type of feelings may individual experiencing stagnation feel?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Reflection.
(c) Hope for the future.
(d) Despair and hopelessness.

3. What do youth desire as they go through Erikson's stages of identity development?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Acceptance from society.
(c) Unique identities.
(d) Similar identities.

4. As noted in Chapter 2, how can false or inaccurate ego identity formations be corrected after being developed by parents in terms of group identity development?
(a) They cannot be corrected.
(b) Through psychotherapy.
(c) By reworking associations.
(d) By immersion.

5. What term does Erikson use to refer to the methods used throughout history to integrate identity?
(a) Methods of conformity.
(b) Methods of identity.
(c) Methods of acquisition.
(d) Methods of group formation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Erikson, how long does it take for identity to develop?

2. What are women able to process better than men, according to Erikson?

3. Considering Erikson's theory of groups identity development, what type of group demands does ego identity help balance?

4. What did Shaw care so much about being?

5. According to Erikson, by meeting the youth's needs what occurs in terms of the historical context?

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