Childhood and Society
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| Author | Erik Erikson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 1950 (W. W. Norton & Co) |
| Pages | 445 |
| ISBN | 039331068X |
Childhood and Society is a 1950 book by Erik H. Erikson about the social significance of childhood.[1]
Summary
Erikson discusses the social significance of childhood,[1] introducing ideas such as the eight stages of psychosocial development and the concept of an "identity crisis".[2]
Reception
Childhood and Society was the first of Erikson's books to become popular.[2] Literary critic Frederick Crews calls the work "a readable and important book extending Freud's developmental theory."[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paul Roazen, 'Childhood and Society', International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Reprinted online at answers.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Childhood and Society". W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ Crews, Frederick (1970). Psychoanalysis and Literary Process. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Winthrop Publishers, Inc. p. 286. ISBN 0-9515922-5-4.