Childhood and Society Author:Erik Erikson Now issued for the first time in a paperbound college edition. Second edition revised and enlarged. The first edition of Childhood and Society, published in 1950, was greeted with wide acclaim. Translated into seven foreign languages, the book has become in a few short years a classic in the study of the social significance of childhood. Pro... more »ffesor Erikson has revised and enlarged this new edition of his pioneer work. Incorporating his later insights as an analyst, teacher and research clinician, he has amplified the main lines of his argument, added illustrative material and commented on recent developments.« less