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Childhood And Society
E H Erikson
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Description for Childhood And Society
Paperback. An interpretation of human life on psychological lines. Using case histories as springboards for theoretical discussion of the formative years of childhood, Professor Erikson identifies human life as a delicate balance between bodily, mental and social influences. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour. Drawing on psychoanalytical theory and his own clinical experience, he devotes the main chapters to anxiety in young children, apathy in American Indians, confusion in veterans of war, and arrogance in young Nazis.
With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour. Drawing on psychoanalytical theory and his own clinical experience, he devotes the main chapters to anxiety in young children, apathy in American Indians, confusion in veterans of war, and arrogance in young Nazis.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099532910
SKU
V9780099532910
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99-46
About E H Erikson
Born in Germany in 1902 of Danish parents, Erik H. Erikson was one of the leading figures in the field of psychoanalysis and human development. His clinical practice included the treatment of children and he made close studies of the process of growing up in a variety of social and cultural settings. He was Professor of Human Development at Harvard ... Read more
Reviews for Childhood And Society
A rare and living combination of European and American thought in the human sciences
Margaret Mead A unique combination of imaginative clinical description, rigorous thinking, gentle humour and deep humanity
Science
The application of psychoanalysis to the field of cultural anthropology has nowhere found a more mature expression
Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry
Margaret Mead A unique combination of imaginative clinical description, rigorous thinking, gentle humour and deep humanity
Science
The application of psychoanalysis to the field of cultural anthropology has nowhere found a more mature expression
Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry