Identity, Youth, and Crisis

Who is William James from Identity, Youth, and Crisis and what is their importance?

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William James was an American psychologist and philosopher. Like Shaw, James had major identity struggles as a youth, struggles that were also of interest to Erikson. Erikson uses James' example to illustrate his conception of identity.

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