Identity Formation Process of James Marcia Theory

Identity Formation Process of James Marcia Theory

The alternative and commitments made concerning a particular individual and social characteristic are used to determine the identity of the core ideas of senses.  Marcia’s work, in theory, is to consider how much one has decided a specific choice and how much he/she displays a commitment to those choices. Identity includes the assumption of sexual orientation, a set of values and ideas, and the other one is a vocational direction. The identity to be well- developed must provide a perception of one’s power, weakness, and individual uniqueness. Those people with a slighter well-developed identity do not reach a definition of his/her supremacy and weakness and also don’t have a well-articulated sense of self.

Marcia managed interviews with young individuals so that he can have a better comprehension of the identity formation process. James questioned the participant in his work whether they had accepted a commitment to activity and beliefs and what they have practiced, or currently encountered in a decision-making time (adolescent identity crisis). James evolved semi-structured interviews for identity research in a phrase of statuses of psychological. The following are four statuses of identity development.

• Foreclosure-adolescent has not tried to find or show a picture of their identity. identity is characterized by a high level of identity commitment and low level of an identity crisis
• Diffusion-adolescent accepts and committed to values and beliefs taught by families and others blindly. It is characterized by a high level and a low level of identity.
• Moratorium- adolescents are now experiencing a crisis but have vague or ill-formed committed to any value or belief. It is characterized by a high level and a low level of identity.
• Achievement-adolescents made a strong commitment to a well-defined personal value. It is characterized by a high level and a low level of identity.

Example,Tony who stumbled with high school life, and graduated last year but one. Still, he does not know what he wants to do with his life after school. He does not send an application to college or university; he is working at his father’s hotel. This job he began while he was back in high school. He also lives with her mother.

Another example is that of Susan, who is applying to a university where his parents and grandparents attended. She is confused about whether to go to university or which university she might like to attend. The career she wants to choose is that her mother and grandmother did, she says that her mother and mother were both elementary school teacher and are seems to be okay.