Abstract

adulthood marked by continuity, ameliorating the effects of the biological changes, or by discontinuity, corresponding to the biological discontinuity? An influential classification of stages of development by Erikson (1963) regards adolescence as being markedly different from childhood because of rapidity of body growth and the addition of genital maturity. Development of a new sense of identity is described as the principal task of the adolescent, and role confusion is characterized as the principal danger at this stage. This conception of adolescence (Erikson 1963) emphasizes dif-

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