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The article presents the dimensions included in the topography of postadolescent life. In the 16-22 period, young people will look for peers as a way of breaking the hold of the family. From 23-28 years old, the growing adult wants to explore the world and avoid emotional extremes. The 29-34 period is when the crisis develops as life starts to look more difficult. The 35-43 stage is the mid-life explosion period, which is seen by researchers as an unstable time. From 44-50 years old, individuals will realize that it is time to settle down.

The article profiles Erik Erikson, a psychoanalyst, who was placed into criticisms due to his lectures and essays about life and women. The works of Erikson opened into several issues including the assertion that anatomy is destiny considering women as not a woman, social identities, and the view about the American character. He mentions that individuals who complained about his works were referred to pseudo species wherein the uniqueness of the person was maintained through dehumanizing others. Erikson believes that the sense of inner space and type of nurturing that women show came from the anatomy.

The article offers information on notable persons in various universities in the U.S. It says that film director Alfred Hitchcock and artist Jack Tworkov from Columbia University has their solidity of forms and fluidity of lines which reveal an identity coordinating feeling and seeing. Dancer Alvin Ailey of Princeton University has made modern ballet almost an American monopoly. It also stresses the boundless courage and unequivocal ideas of writer Marya Mannes of Southampton College.