Barbara is not pleased that her son Steven has not moved out of the house yet at thirty years of age and still expects her to do his laundry, dishes, and cleaning. Barbara’s belief that his identity should have changed as he grew up demonstrates the concept that identities are _____.

a. enacted
b. static
c. performed
d. mutable


Answer: d

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