The Challenge of Youth

by Erik H. Erikson

Originally published as Challenge And Change. In the winter of 1961-1962, Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, brought out an issue on youth. It forms the basis for and provides the bulk of this book. The sequence of articles are the same as they appeared an Daedalus. However, three articles have been added which were considered applicable.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

342 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1963

About the author

Erik Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T. Erikson, is a noted American sociologist.

Although Erikson lacked even a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor at prominent institutions such as Harvard and Yale.