Instead of bowing to the pressure of his relatives to go into the family's printing business, Jake marries a woman he met at a bar two days ago, gets his nose pierced, and becomes a male stripper out of anger and revenge toward his family and relatives. According to Erikson, Jake has established a:

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Jake's actions reflect a negative identity, which Erikson describes as an identity formed in opposition to societal or familial expectations, often as a form of rebellion or defiance.

Instead of Bowing to the Pressure of His Relatives to Go