Erikson on Development in Adulthood Ne Insights from the Unpublished Papers [Hardcover]

Erik Erikson (1902-1994) was one of the most eminent and prolific psychologists of the 20th century. Over his long career he published a dozen books, including classics such asChildhood and Society; Identity, Youth, and Crisis;andYoung Man Luther. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1970 for his biographyGandhi's Truth. It was also in 1970, when he retired from Harvard University, that Erikson began to rethink his earlier theories of development. He became increasingly occupied with the conflicts and challenges of adulthood--a shift from his earlier writings on the identity crises of adolescence.

For the past twenty years, Carol Hoare has written extensively on various aspects of Erikson's work. She has been aided by access to Erikson's unpublished papers at Harvard, as well as cooperation with Joan Erikson, the psychologist's wife and longtime collaborator. By reconstructing Erikson's theory of adulthood from his unpublished papers, Hoare provides not only a much-needed revision of Erikson's work, but also a glimpse into the mind of one of the 20th century's most profound thinkers.

1. Introduction
2. Erikson's Thought in Context
3. Erikson and Re-thinking the Meaning of Adult
4. Prejudiced Adult
5. Moral-Ethical, Spiritual Adult
6. Playing, Childlike Adult
7. Historically and Culturally Relative Adult
8. Insightful Adult
9. Wise Adult
10. Acclaim and Criticism for Erikson's Theory and His Concepts of the Adult
Notes
Index