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Social Groups, Identity Construction, and Life Trajectories

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Examine how group dynamics, social categories, and lifelong transitions construct identity and shape individual life outcomes.

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  6. Anticipatory Socialization and Adult Life TransitionsNot started yet
  7. The Digital Self: Identity Construction on Social MediaNot started yet
  8. Synthesizing Social Factors in Individual Life TrajectoriesNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ilSS.Soc.5.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain the social construction of self and groups and their impact on the life chances of individuals.