Time and Change

There are 5 steps of change:
PRECONTEMPLATION, CONTEMPLATION, PLAN, CHANGE, AND MAINTAINANCE

THERE IS NATURAL AND NURTURAL CHANGE. NATURAL CHANGE IS CHANGE THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT OUR CONSCIOUS WILL. NURTURAL CHANGE IS CHANGE THAT HAPPENS FROM OUR WILL OR OTHERS' WILL. IT IS SAID THAT WE FEAR CHANGE. MANY DIFFICULTY AND THE FEAR IN LIFE IS CAUSED BY OUR RESISTANCE TO THE NATURAL CHANGE, ESPECIALLY THE MAINTAINANCE OF THE CHANGE. OR , CONFUSING MAINTAINANCE AND THE CHANGE STAGE IN THE NURTURAL CHANGE, LIKE GETTING INTO RELATIONSHIP, MARRIAGE, OR RELIGIONS. WE CONFUSE GETTING BAPTIZED, WEDDING, GETTING INTO INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RELATIONSHIP ITSELF. NURTURAL CHANGE BY OTHERS' WILL AND NATURAL CHANGE ARE MORE DIFFICULT THAN OWN WILL'S NURTURAL CHANGE.

THERE ARE 5 CULTURAL IDENTITY INTEGRATION. ANOTHER DIFFICULT PART OF CHANGE IS CULTURAL CHANGE. GETTING INTO RELATIONSHIP OR CHANGE OF STATUS IN RELATIONSHIP OR ENTERING INTO ORGANIZATION LIKE MARRIAGE CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE CULTURAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL. HOW WE MERGE OUR INDIVIDUAL CULTURE WITH THE NEW CULTURE AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN OUR INDIVIDUAL CULTURE BEFORE WE CAN ACCEPT OUR INDIVIDUAL AND OUR NEW CULTURE. THIS CULTURAL IDENTITY INTEGRATION PROCESS IS ALSO AN INDIVIDUATION PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN OUR LIFE.

Sue & Sue’s Racial/Cultural Identity Development Model

Conformity Stage	In the conformity stage individuals exhibit a preference for the dominant cultural values over their own cultural values.  During this stage, individuals identify with the dominant group and use them as their primary reference group.  They tend to downplay and feel negatively about their own cultural group with low salience as part of their identity.
Dissonance Stage	The dissonance stage is marked by an encounter or experience that is inconsistent with culturally held beliefs, attitudes and values from the conformity stage.  For instance, a minority individual who is ashamed of their own cultural heritage will encounter someone from their cultural group who is proud of his or her heritage.  In this stage, denial begins to occur and there is a questioning of one’s beliefs and attitudes held in the conformity stage.  For example, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. caused many African Americans to move rapidly from a passive conformity stage to a dissonance stage.
Resistance and Immersion Stage	In the resistance and immersion stage, a minority person is likely to feel anger, guilt and shame at the oppression and racism that they previously put up with.  This stage is marked by an endorsement of minority-held views and a rejection of the dominant values of society and culture.
Introspection Stage	During the introspection stage, the individual devotes more energy toward understanding themselves as part of a minority group and what that means at a deeper level.  In contrast to the intense reactivity against dominant culture in the resistance and immersion stage, the introspection stage is more ‘pro-active’ in defining and discovering the sense of self.
Integrative Awareness Stage	The integrative awareness stage includes a sense of security and the ability to appreciate positive aspects of both their own culture and the dominant culture. Individuals in this stage have resolved conflicts experienced in earlier stages and have more of a sense of control and flexibility with the ability to recognize the pros and cons of both cultural groups while still trying to eliminate all forms of oppression.