THE SELFIE:
A WINDOW INTO
IDENTITY
“SELFIE”
Selfie: a self-portrait photograph often taken with a digital
handheld device
TIME Magazine noted the word, “Selfie” as one of the top
10 buzzwords of 2012
The word “Selfie” now appears in the online version of
Oxford Dictionary and was named “word of the year” in
2013
“A search on photo sharing app Instagram retrieves over 23
million photos uploaded with the hashtag #selfie, and a
whopping 51 million with the hashtag #me.”
(BBC, 2013, para 7)
THE SELFIE:
A WINDOW INTO IDENTITY
This lesson will focus on one’s sense of
identity as represented in a “selfie.”
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
“Have you ever taken a ‘selfie’”?
If “yes,” reflect on your most
recent “selfie” experience:
If “no,” assume that you will be
taking a selfie in the near future:
Where were you?
Where would you take it?
To whom did you send the image?
To whom would you you send the
image?
In what ways did the “selfie” reflect In what ways may the “selfie”
who you are as an individual?
reflect who you are as an individual?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
What does the word, “identity” mean to you?
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
•Changes in identity occur
throughout the lifespan.
•Multiple changes occur during
adolescence, (e.g.., physical,
cognitive, and social changes)
•Identity development is
multifaceted (i.e., self-conceptions,
self-esteem, sense of identity)
ERIKSON'S
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Lifespan model of development
Development is lifelong
Five stages up to the age of 18; three
stages in adulthood
Personality develops in a set order,
each stage building upon the previous
Emphasized the role of culture and
society on identity development
Identity vs. identity diffusion (also
known as identity/role confusion)
Erik Erikson, Psychologist (1902-1994)
IDENTITY VS.
IDENTITY DIFFUSION
5th stage in Erikson’s
Psychosocial Development
Age
12 to 18
Major Question
“Who am I”?
Basic Virtue
Fidelity
Major Focus
Social Relationships
MARCIA'S IDENTITY STATUSES
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Adolescence does not consist
of either identity resolution
or confusion
One’s exploration and
commitment to an identity is
key
Four identity statuses:
-Foreclosure
-Identity diffusion
-Moratorium
-Identity achievement
Not stages; not a sequential
process
James Marcia, Psychologist
ARE YOU HAVING AN
IDENTITY CRISIS?
1. Read the article: “Are You Having an Identity Crisis?: 4 Key
Ways to Identify your Identity”
2. Take the quiz based on Marcia’s identity statuses