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Book · by Erik H. Erikson · first published 1950

How many pages is Childhood and Society?

Childhood and Society by Erik H. Erikson has a median of 438 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 422 to 445 pages.

Median pages
438
12 editions counted
Range
397–445
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
120k
at 275 words per page

How long will Childhood and Society take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
8 h 26 min
At 30 min a day
17 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

400420440195019601970198019901950: 397 pages1951: 399 pages1963: 431 pages1963: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1965: 431 pages1985: 445 pages1986: 430 pages1993: 445 pages1995: 397 pagesmedian 438
400420440196019801950: 397 pages1951: 399 pages1963: 431 pages1963: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1964: 445 pages1965: 431 pages1985: 445 pages1986: 430 pages1993: 445 pages1995: 397 pagesmedian 438
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 15 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1995Vintage–397OL16247032M
1993NortonPaperback445OL1403212M
1986Norton–430OL21201147M
1985W.W. Norton–445OL2313234M
1965Penguin in association with the Hogarth Press–431OL18167068M
1964Norton–445OL21301818M
1964Norton–445OL17756061M
1964Norton–445OL5857056M

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Questions

How many pages is Childhood and Society?
About 438 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 397 to 445 pages.
How long does it take to read Childhood and Society?
About 8 h 26 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 17 days.
How many words is Childhood and Society?
Roughly 120,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).