Question

Hoffman is planning to enter the family's plastics business as soon as he graduates from high school. His parents have a job for him in their shop, and they expect that Hoffman will eventually run the business. Hoffman has never questioned this career goal. According to Erikson, Hoffman's identity status is best described as ____(A) identity achievement.(B) identity foreclosure.(C) identity diffusion.(D) moratorium status.

Answer 1

Hoffman's identity status, according to Erikson, is best described as identity foreclosure, where he adopts his parents' career goal without exploring other options.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hoffman's identity status, according to Erikson, is best described as identity foreclosure. Identity foreclosure is a stage in Erikson's psychosocial theory of development where an individual adopts their parents' or society's expectations and beliefs without exploring other options. In this case, Hoffman has never questioned his parents' career goal for him and is planning to enter the family's plastics business without considering other potential career paths.

Answer 2

(B) identity foreclosure.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identity foreclosure refers to a stage in which a person already has an identity but he has not yet questioned it, or explored alternative options. Most of the time, the person has simply adopted the qualities of family and friends. Therefore, this most commonly happens with teenagers. Ideally, most people are able to move past this stage and develop an identity that is uniquely theirs.