This book addresses the wide spectrum of identity issues and also takes into account the crises of the life cycle, including problems of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Conzen's book takes us on a significant journey of identity development. The author reveals new opportunities for us here. Identity as an emancipatory concern is at the center, and in his embedding of identity within the political and social framework, Conzen proves to be, in the best sense, a student of Erikson. An important and very worthwhile book! A contemporary work that brings the question of our social self into sharp focus. It connects our feelings in a rapidly changing everyday world to current questions in psychotherapy. Reading it is a benefit for all who reflect on pressing contemporary issues, and it serves as a valuable resource.