Born in Vienna, Erikson earned a PhD at the University of Chicago and joined the faculty at Yale (1966), where he holds the title William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and American Studies.
Born in Vienna, to famed psychologost and sociologist Erik Erikson and his wife Joan, Kai Erikson earned a PhD at the University of Chicago and joined the faculty at Yale University in (1966). Kai Erikson now holds the title William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and American Studies.