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This student, forced by his dad to get a degree in computer science in order to get a well-paying job, feels incredibly bored. People who follow their parents’ career choices without exploring other possibilities are in identity foreclosure. (While Erikson and Marcia linked this status to poor mental health—as you will see on page 302—young people “in foreclosure” can also feel happy about this state.)
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