Identity development theory was the central focus of my first child and adolescent psychology course in 1995. That introduction framed identity as an evolving process—one in which children and adolescents naturally progress through developmental stages as part of life’s broader cycle. Erikson (1980) describes ego identity as fluid, continuously reshaped as individuals encounter new experiences, including interactions with people of different races, religions, genders, and wor

It is 7/2019. I wrote this in 1/2015. Have we now grown into 'acceptance' and cured ourselves of the limited concept of 'tolerance'?