Childhood And Society
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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Few books in the history of psychology have so fundamentally reshaped how we understand the human life cycle as Childhood and Society. Erik H. Erikson, one of the twentieth century's most influential psychoanalysts, presents a sweeping and richly detailed study of the relationship between childhood development and the social, cultural, and historical forces that shape individual identity. Drawing on case studies, anthropological fieldwork among Native American tribes, and biographical analyses of historical figures such as Hitler and Gorky, Erikson argues that the formation of personal identity is inseparable from the cultural context in which a child is raised. At the heart of this landmark work is Erikson's now-iconic theory of the eight stages of psychosocial development — a framework that forever altered the fields of psychology, education, and sociology. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, weaving clinical observation with broad humanistic insight to illuminate how societies, in deeply intuitive ways, use child-rearing practices to perpetuate their particular visions of mature human identity. A cornerstone of modern psychological thought, Childhood and Society remains as urgently relevant today as when it was first published, compelling every reader to ask: who shaped you, and how?
Author: Erik H. Erikson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few books in the history of psychology have so fundamentally reshaped how we understand the human life cycle as Childhood and Society. Erik H. Erikson, one of the twentieth century's most influential psychoanalysts, presents a sweeping and richly detailed study of the relationship between childhood development and the social, cultural, and historical forces that shape individual identity. Drawing on case studies, anthropological fieldwork among Native American tribes, and biographical analyses of historical figures such as Hitler and Gorky, Erikson argues that the formation of personal identity is inseparable from the cultural context in which a child is raised. At the heart of this landmark work is Erikson's now-iconic theory of the eight stages of psychosocial development — a framework that forever altered the fields of psychology, education, and sociology. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, weaving clinical observation with broad humanistic insight to illuminate how societies, in deeply intuitive ways, use child-rearing practices to perpetuate their particular visions of mature human identity. A cornerstone of modern psychological thought, Childhood and Society remains as urgently relevant today as when it was first published, compelling every reader to ask: who shaped you, and how?