On Laurel's sixteenth birthday, her parents gave her a new car and a Conservative party bumper sticker. Laurel was happy to accept the car but didn't want to display the bumper sticker. She had begun to read and think about different political parties and, although she hadn't yet decided which political party she supported, she didn't want to be a Conservative just because her parents were. In terms of her political beliefs, Laurel appears to be in Marcia's ________ identity status.

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Laurel is in a state of moratorium, as she is actively exploring and considering different political beliefs without committing to any one ideology. She is not in a state of diffusion, as she is actively thinking about political beliefs. She is not in a state of foreclosure, as she is not blindly accepting the political beliefs of her parents without question. She has not yet reached the state of achievement, as she has not settled on a particular political ideology.

On Laurel's Sixteenth Birthday, Her Parents Gave Her a New