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PSYC2720 Adolescent Psychology

Week 3 Discussion

Social Identity Development of Adolescents

Option 1: There are a multitude of influences on adolescent identity development. In modern times, the Internet, social media, and visual images can have a profound effect on both the self-concept and self-esteem of teenagers and young adults. This discussion has two parts:

Use the Internet and other media sources such as television to observe how teens and young adults are portrayed. Describe the images, themes, and messages that are displayed in at least TWO different venues.

Discuss how multimedia (using the images you found) can impact the development of an adolescent's self-esteem using at least one developmental theory to inform your description.

Option 2: The modern American adolescent has the ability to select their gender identity from many options, including male, female, nonbinary, and gender fluid/gender nonconforming. They are able to do the same with sexual identity from straight, gay, bi, pan, even to asexuality. Many of these identities are either not portrayed in media or representation is limited to stereotype or being the only compelling aspect of them. How could this type of representation impact the adolescent struggling with their identity?

Option 3: Submit a draft of your brochure for your assignment due in Week 4 for peer feedback.

Prior to posting, read the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to ensure you have met the expectations for this discussion. Use scholarly resources as needed. Include APA current edition style in-text citations and a list of references as applicable. Unless otherwise specified, these are the expectations for all discussions in this course.