The Erik Erikson Reader

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Erik Erikson is recognized as one of the world's leading figures in the field of psychoanalysis and human development. His ideas about the stages of development, the sources of ide ntity, and the interdependence of individual growth and historical change completely revolutionized our understanding of the nature and course of psychological growth. Erikson, whose work first described the now familiar concepts of "identity crisis" and "life cycle", provided an unprecedented framework for regarding the workings of the individual psyche within society and culture. Unveiling a dynamic process of psychological development, he emphasized the tendency toward growth and the integration of multiple influences: the biological, social, psychological, cultural and historical. Erikson's work is a critical bridge for exploring the psychology of the individual in modern society. With writings from Erikson's entire career, including Childhood and Society, Insight and Responsibility, Young Man Luther and Gandhi's Truth, this reader charts his influence on thinking on child psychology, the lifespan, leadership and moral growth. Show more