In the internalization stage of Cross' model of racial identity development, individuals experience

A) an event that provides clarity on one's own racial identity.
B) a shift from negative to positive feelings about one's own identity.
C) increasing levels of security related to his or her sense of racial identity.
D) an event that forces him or her to abandon denial of ethnicity.

Internalization Stage

A phase in various models of psychological and cultural development in which an individual or group fully integrates new behaviors, beliefs, or norms into their self-concept and social interactions.

Racial Identity Development

The process through which individuals come to recognize, interpret, and feel comfortable with their racial identity and its impact on their life and interactions.