Risk Taking and Rites of Passage

Autor/inn/en	Larson, Scott; Martin, Lloyd
Titel	Risk Taking and Rites of Passage
Quelle	In: Reclaiming Children and Youth, 20 (2012) 4, S.37-40 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1089-5701
Schlagwörter	Maturity (Individuals); Jews; Ceremonies; Adolescents; Adults; Religious Education; Questioning Techniques; Religion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reifung; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Zeremoniell; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik
Abstract	Throughout history, young people earned adult roles through observing, imitating, and interacting with adults around them. Rituals of initiation such as the Jewish bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are very important rite of passage ceremonies. Many churches confer baptism, confirmation, or catechism as rites of passage to adulthood. Without such rituals, there are no markers for maturity and meaning in life. Rituals of initiation are common in nearly every cultural and religious tradition. Many rites of passage involve guided risk taking and adventure, marking the road to maturity. But in modern society youth often seek badges of maturity through artificial rites of passage such as drug use or defiance of adult rules. In this article, the authors discuss how one can build positive rites of passage. (Contains 1 footnote.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10