Explain the Process of Ethnic Identity Development

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Essay

Explain the process of ethnic identity development. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of this idea. What new research is needed to understand how the college environment influences ethnic identity development?

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Definitions:

Logical

Pertaining to a mode of reasoning or argumentation that is consistent, valid, and based on facts or established rules of reasoning.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that allows a person to understand that changing the form of a substance or object does not change its amount, overall volume, or mass.

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

Irreversibility

The cognitive inability in young children to understand that actions cannot always be undone, a concept studied in developmental psychology.