Identity Development: Adolescence through Adulthood - Softcover

Kroger, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803971877 ISBN 13: 9780803971875

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1999

Synopsis

"Kroger has crafted a readable and coherent account of the lifelong process of identity development. Richly illustrated with case study material, the book skillfully integrates biological, social, and cultural perspectives on a phenomenon often viewed as primarily developing within the person. The book clearly demonstrates that identity development is not restricted to adolescence, but that it is a lifelong process of construction and transformation. Its unique focus is theoretically infused, yet not overburdened by technical jargon. It′s ideally suited as a specialized text that could be used in courses on adolescent development, life-span human development, or personality development. It should also be very useful for people working in human services professions with client ranging in age from adolescence to the elderly." ―Harold D. Grotevant, University of Minnesota "A monumental effort at converging many data points into a meaningful web of life." ―Sally L. Archer, The College of New Jersey What is identity? How does it change and also remain the same over the course of one′s life-span? Identity Development attempts to answer these questions by providing a synthesis of theory, research, and practical consequences of the identity formation process throughout the years of adolescent and adult life. Through the use of lead-in questions and illustrative vignettes drawn from adolescents′ and adults′ own life experiences, Jane Kroger traces early precursors of identity concerns specific to young, mid, and later adolescence as well as addressing identity issues of early, mid-, and later adulthood. Appropriate as a core book for upper division or graduate courses in identity, adolescent development, and psychology of the self, the book can also be used as a supplement in personality development, social and personality development, and adolescent psychology. An epilogue provides a critical analysis of current identity research within an Eriksonian perspective. Chapters open with questions that are answered at the end of each chapter, and it provides essential reading for students and professionals interested in life-span development.

About this title

About the Author

Jane Kroger is Professor of Psychology, University of Tromsø, in Tromsø, Norway. She holds a Ph.D. in Child Development. Her research interests are the study of identity in adolescent and adult development. She has published numerous theoretical and research articles on issues of identity and is author of Identity in Adolescence: The Balance between Self and Other, 3rd edition and editor of Discussions on Ego Identity. She has been a visiting scholar at the Erik H. and Joan M. Erikson Center at Harvard University and also at the Henry A. Murray Center for the Study of Lives. She is currently president of the Society for Research on Identity Formation.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803971877
• ISBN 13: 9780803971875
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312