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How long does it take to read Identity and the Life Cycle?

Erik H. Erikson

Identity and the Life Cycle by Erik H. Erikson takes about 3 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 19 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1959. 181 pages, about 49,775 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 32 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 19 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 4 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Three of Erikson's early papers, now seen as bases for his later theories, include observations on groups and children, an elaboration of the critical stages in the life cycle, and a multilateral study of ego identity.

Subjects: Ego (Psychology), Human Development, Psychoanalysis, Moi (Psychologie), Developmental psychology, Identité (Psychologie)

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