ny of which have been mentioned earlier. Some are relatively minor, such as the considerable similarities in the context of his books, but more serious is the possibility of cultural bias. Although he recognised that his conceptualisation of identity and the life cycle were centred in modern Western society, he still used them in situations where they may not have been applicable in the same way (Stevens 1983). So what is it then, that Erikson has produced? It is hardly comparable to the biological and natural sciences with their requirements of precision, replicability and testable hypothesis. Therefore the theory is best regarded, to adopt his own words, as a tool to think with rather than a prescription to abide by (Stevens 1983). Bibliography References Cowie. H, & Smith. P. K. (1996), Understanding Childrens Development (2nd Ed), Oxford, Blackwell Publishers Ltd. Rice. F. P, (1998), Title Human development : a life-span approach (3rd Ed), London, Hall International. Santrock. J. W, (1992), Title Life-span development (4th Ed), Iowa, W.C. Brown. Sigelman. C. K. & Shaffer. D. R. (1991), Life-span Human development, U.S.A, Wadsworth, Inc. Stevens. R, (1983), Erik Erikson, Great Britain, Open University Press. ...
