References & Other Links It deals with a process that is located both in the core of the individual and in the core of the communal culture. Identity, Erikson writes, is an unfathomable as it is all-pervasive. 16. In identity crisis’ context, however, “crisis” is accepted as an essential turning point, a crucial moment wherein one must face a development in one way or another. [1st ed.] This edition was published in 1968 by W. W. Norton in New York. Identity Shifting conditions for youth in higher education likely cause problematic person–context fits and hinder young adults’ active meaningful engagement in identity processes. An identity crisis is a time in life when an individual begins to seriously look for answers about the nature of his or her being and the search for an identity. identity youth and crisis identify Erikson, E. H. (1994). Identity Youth and Crisis. New York W.W. Norton & Company (1968). - References - Scientific Research Publishing Erikson, E. H. (1994). Identity: Youth and Crisis.