#CSAM18 Day 4: Josselson, Identity Development in Women
I haven’t really thought about Josselson’s theory since graduate school. I found it difficult to get my hands on an article about this specific theory that I had access to, and I didn’t have time to read a full book. I used the power of Google to learn bits and pieces, along with the textbook by Komives and Associates. I might actually add her book to my (out of control) Amazon wish list. Enough of this nonsense, you might be thinking, I want to know about Day 4’s topic. Ok, that’s fair. Josselson studied women in their senior year of college to determine how their psychosocial identity develops during their college years. She eventually defined this development into four different types of identity development, all of which are related to where the woman’s beliefs fall compared to her family’s values, especially the beliefs and values of her mother. Women develop the most due to crises in relationships. Here is an explanation of each type from https://organizations.missouristate.edu/...