Erik Erikson : Pursuing A Career As A Sociologist
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My name is Erik Erikson. I was born on June 15th, 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany (Thomas, 2015). Growing up I was raised by my Jewish mother Karla Abrahamsen and by my step father Dr. Theodor Homberger, who was my former pediatrician (Thomas, 2015). My biological father abandoned my mother and me before I was born (Thomas, 2015). I don’t really know much about him and I prefer to keep it that way. I fell in love with and married Joan Serson in the 1930s (Cherry, 2015). Together we had three children, 2 boys and a girl; their names were Kai, Jon, and Sue (Cherry, 2015). Although, I must admit I am most proud of my son Kai T. Erikson for pursuing a career as a sociologist.
No I did not. As a child, I remember dreading the thought of having to go to school every morning. This is why I decided not to go onto college after finishing high school. Instead, I chose to pursue a career as an artist (Thomas, 2015). Although, that didn’t work out so well; so, I decided to enroll into an art school back in Germany (Thomas, 2015). But like my career as an artist, art school didn’t last long either. After dropping out of art school I got the opportunity to work as a teacher at a progressive school created by Dorothy Burlingham (Cherry, 2015). I really enjoyed working with the young children there. Anyways, I was able to work hand in hand with Burlingham and Anna Freud, who was a friend of Burlingham. Anna Freud and I became pretty close, not only did I eventually become her patient, but she