Josselson's Women Theory

When connecting my voice using  Josselson's Model of Women's Identity Development, it was hard figure out in which particular type of status my voice was at in her life. The fact of the matter is that she is going through a change in her life and she has yet to complete her identity. 

In some sense, Noor has foreclosed on her identity.  She has a strong sense of heritage with her ties to religion and her family.  She has maintained certain values because she is a Muslim and worshipping Allah is what made her unique and reinforces those standards.  On the other hand, Noor is in moratorium.  She is an adult learner and while her friends and family said that she was too old to go into teaching or too inexperienced, she created motivation to enroll into college. In the end, she may have broken the confines of her family, in terms of career, in order to be an identity achiever.  She might become a career woman with a balance of work, friends, religion, and a family.  

It is not uncommon for women to jump around between statuses but the limitations of the women theory is that it could be held strictly to the United States and to women born in America.  Since Noor immigrated at such a young age, her family kept the culture of her home in the religion and the emphasis on the kinds of values she was taught.  Noor seems to be a women in constant transition but may finally settle as a conglomerate of several identity statuses never truly fitting into one category. It seems in Noor's case, she will identify more with her culture and religion rather than solely on being a woman.

Taken from In-Class Handout:

Women's Identity Development: Josselson's Model of Women's Identity Development.