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Who Am I, Who Are We? Erikson and a Transactional Approach to Identity Research

Rogers, Leoandra Onnie·2018·Identity
DOI 10.1080/15283488.2018.1523728
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Erik Erikson introduced identity as a universal developmental task that provides the foundation for an individual’s general sense of well-being. Erikson’s (1968) theorizing about the self, however, was simultaneously about society—a psychosocial process. The contemporary identity literature privileges the “psycho” over the “social,” which limits our understanding of the role of identity processes in society more broadly. This article returns to Erikson’s concept of psychosocial relativity, which he used to define identity, in order to describe a transactional approach to examining identity processes, an approach wherein self and society are actively and jointly (re)constructed. The paper also provides examples of three approaches to transactional identity research from the existing literature and concludes with recommendations for how to further such scholarship. The thesis is that adopting a transactional approach extends the relevance of identity research and positions identity as a tangible lever that can shift who we are becoming in the direction of a more equitable and humane society.

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Authors
Rogers, L. O.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Rogers, Leoandra Onnie
ORCID
Rogers, Leoandra Onnie
Venue
Identity
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2018-10
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
284-294
ISSN
  • 1528-3488 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-706X
DOI
10.1080/15283488.2018.1523728
OpenAlex
W2895661633
Cited by
107
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1
FWCI
16.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Identity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Modernity and Self-Identity
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Representations and Identity
Keywords
Erik Erikson, identity construction, transactional approach, self and society, social construction of identity, identity processes, psychosocial development

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