20th Century Psychology Overview - Identity: Adolescence and Crisis

Author: Erik H. Erikson (USA)
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: This book is an important work by Erikson on the theory of identity. Identity: Youth and Crisis, this book is divided into 8 chapters, with Chapter 3, "Life Cycle: The Gradual Theory of Identity," providing a detailed and systematic elaboration of his famous gradual theory of personality development, which outlines the 8 stages of human development. In the beginning of Chapter 5, he proposes, "To explore several theoretical issues that require a long time to elaborate in detail." He shows great interest in pseudo-identity and future identity, with repeated discussions of these topics appearing in different chapters of the book. He dedicates 3 chapters— Chapters 6, 7, and 8—to exploring adolescent issues, the status of women, and racial identity in modern American society, proposing his views on the roots and solutions of some major problems in contemporary capitalist society. This helps us understand the essence of his theory.