Self & Identity: Negotiating Place in Communities (CSHD-0066)

Spring 2026 · CSHD 0066 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Intermediate level course on the development of self and identity from infancy through young adulthood. Development-in-Context approach is used, with emphasis on how individuals negotiate their place and position in local, national, and global communities. Topics may include theories of self and identity development; dimensions of self; domains of personal and social identity development (e.g., religious, ethnic, racial, national, gender); social processes and contexts of identity development; identity integration; narrative construction of self and identity; and clinical and therapeutic applications of narratives of self and identity.

Course codes: CSHD-0066, CSHD 0066, CSHD0066, CSHD-66, CSHD 66, CSHD66, CVS-0143, CVS 0143, CVS0143, CVS-143, CVS 143, CVS143

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