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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most new generations confront as a result of scientific and technological changes?

2. What does George Bernard Shaw despise?

3. According to Erikson, what does totalitarianism require of society?

4. What did Shaw convinced himself he was?

5. How does Erikson suggest men were able to end the adolescent process?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Erikson suggest it is a good thing that the term crisis no longer means solely a bad event?

2. How do social scientists attempt to narrow the term identity down?

3. According to Erikson, what is our earliest undifferentiated sense of identity?

4. When does Erikson state, concerning James and Shaw, that the adolescent process ended?

5. What does Erikson suggest is immune to the failure of ego synthesis?

6. What is the role of ideologies and identity development?

7. What does Erikson suggest that historical periods usually offer a limited number of models in order to develop identity?

8. What is Erikson suggest that the Western sense of identity has been weakened?

9. What does Erikson suggest should our implicit scheme include in addition to growth?

10. What does Erikson feel is significant about the adolescent identity crisis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Erikson suggests that there are a number of economic and practical reasons to focus on women's position in the world. Discuss what these economic and practical reasons may be and how they affect the position of women in today's world

Essay Topic 2

In his discussion of youth their identity development, Erikson references for virtue in terms of "inherent strength" and "active equality." What is the role of virtue in youth identity development? Discuss why virtue is a necessary component of this development.

Essay Topic 3

Erikson's discussion on the differences of identity between youth today and those of 20 years ago focuses on the fact that today's youth may suffer more identity crisis than those of the past. Provide evidence from the reading that support this theory. Based on the reading, what factors do you feel play a major role in today's youth being unable to effectively form a positive self identity? Explain your answer.

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