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Identity and the choice of social roles
Author(s) -
Archer Sally L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219853007
Subject(s) - psychology , identity (music) , social psychology , developmental psychology , social identity theory , sociology , social group , physics , acoustics
Choosing personally expressive social roles such as one's sex role and family orientation may be difficult for adolescents especially if their preferred self‐definitions conflict with societal expectations.