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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154301803321

Autore

Blumenkrantz David G

Titolo

Coming of age the RITE way : youth and community development through rites of passage

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-029735-2

0-19-029736-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Classificazione

SOC025000PSY031000

Disciplina

305.235/5

Soggetti

Youth development

Rites and ceremonies

Child & Youth Development

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Let Me Tell You A Story - Introduction -- 2. "Whaddaya Read? Whaddaya Know?" An Invitation to Share Stories -- 3. The First Story - My Creation Myth -- 4. The Trinity of Inquiry: Rites of Passage and Our Quest for Community -- 5. The Meaning of Community: Symbols of Initiation Reciprocity -- 6. On Rites of Passage: Symbols of Initiation -- 7. Ritual Form - Design Elements -- 8. Which Write, Wright, Rite is Right? Knowing Your Rites from Your Rights -- 9. It's a Long Journey to a Ritual -- 10. Something Happened: Stories to Dream By -- 11. Making Something Happen: Community Institutions as Places for Initiation and Rites of Passage -- 12. End Notes: Reflection of a Public Artist: A Call to Inquiry & Action -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This work examines the relationship between adolescents' passage to adulthood and community adaptation, resiliency, and survival. It reviews the literature on initiation and rites of passage along with relevant concepts from community psychology, especially the notion of a psychological sense of community. Cross-cultural ethnographies and case studies offer examples of traditional initiation rites. Elements



central to a psychological sense of community and community-oriented rites of passage are explored.