Question

Simone, an African American, is not interested or concerned with ethnicity. "Why would I need to learn about black history?" she asks. "I'm just into my own thing." Simone is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

a. unexamined identity
b. resistance and separatism
c. conformity
d. integration
e. acceptance

Answer 1

The answer is A. Unexamined identity.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this stage of minority identity development, the person is not aware of the social implications of beying of a certain race. It can also be called the pre-encounter stage. The person in this stage, like Simone, chooses not to learn more about their race or history, they can even be ashamed of belonging to it. In this stage, there is still a strong internalization of the dominant values and stereotypes that exist in society. The main idea in this stage is that race has not affected their lives in any way.