{"id":524,"date":"2019-01-15T18:43:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T18:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-lifespandevelopment\/?post_type=chapter&p=524"},"modified":"2019-03-01T16:48:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:48:35","slug":"erikson-industry-vs-inferiority","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-lifespandevelopment\/chapter\/erikson-industry-vs-inferiority\/","title":{"raw":"Erikson: Industry vs. Inferiority","rendered":"Erikson: Industry vs. Inferiority"},"content":{"raw":"According to Erikson, children in middle and late childhood are very busy or industrious (Erikson, 1982). They are constantly doing, planning, playing, getting together with friends, and achieving. This is a very active time, and a time when they are gaining a sense of how they measure up when compared with peers. Erikson believed that if these industrious children can be successful in their endeavors, they will get a sense of confidence for future challenges. If not, a sense of inferiority can be particularly haunting during middle and late childhood.","rendered":"

According to Erikson, children in middle and late childhood are very busy or industrious (Erikson, 1982). They are constantly doing, planning, playing, getting together with friends, and achieving. This is a very active time, and a time when they are gaining a sense of how they measure up when compared with peers. Erikson believed that if these industrious children can be successful in their endeavors, they will get a sense of confidence for future challenges. If not, a sense of inferiority can be particularly haunting during middle and late childhood.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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