Identity scripts are:

a. Rules for how we are supposed to live and who we are supposed to be, as communicated to us by family members.
b. Roles children internalize based on characters from television cartoons and dramatic presentations.
c. Mental images of roles or occupations we could obtain in the future.
d. Generalizations that we apply to ourselves based on random interactions with strangers.


a. Rules for how we are supposed to live and who we are supposed to be, as communicated to us by family members.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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