A criticism of Erikson's theory of identity development is that
A) he did account for earlier stages of development that occur prior to adolescence.
B) it is not consistent with other psychosocial theories of development.
C) he used male development as the standard against which to compare female identity.
D) it leads to role confusion for many adolescents.
C
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