Identity and Agency

Identity and Agency

Introduction

Extensive research is carried on the development of emerging adulthood, or the prolonged transition from adolescence to adulthood. Identity issues emanate during emerging adulthood. Several sociological options, cultural and economic changes influence the viable potential identity formation in an emerging individual (Schwartz, 2005).

Discussion

Several researchers have forwarded different perspectives to Erickson's theory of identify formation like Marcia (1996) and Berzonsky. Agency means the sense of ownership of decisions and their outcomes, which in turn promote ego strength, linked with identity achievement and inversely with identity diffusion (Schwartz, 2005).

A study was conducted with an objective to analyze ...