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Erikson, Erik H.

By: John Snarey & David Bell
In: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development
Edited by: Elizabeth M. Dowling & W. George Scarlett
Subject:Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general), Religion, the State & Social Movements
Keywords:children; cycles; Erik Erikson; identity; identity crisis; life cycle; religion and psychology

The most prominent 20th century American psychologist of child and adolescent development, Erik H. Erikson (1902–1994), saw religion as important for supporting optimal human development. He is best known for establishing an eight-stage theory of the human life cycle and for ...

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  Snarey, J., & Bell, D. (2006). Erikson, erik h. In E. M. Dowling, & W. G. Scarlett (Eds.), Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development (pp. 147-151). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n84
  
  Snarey, John, and David Bell. "Erikson, Erik H." In Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, edited by Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett, 147-51. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n84.
  
  Snarey, J. and Bell, D. 2006. Erikson, Erik H.. In: Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett Editors, 2006. Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 147-151 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n84> [Accessed 24 Jun 2021].
  
  Snarey, John and David Bell. "Erikson, Erik H.." Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. Edited by Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006, pp. 147-51. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n84.
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