Absence of rites of passage


  • Unstructured initiation ceremonies
  • Disrupted rites of passage
  • Inappropriate rites of passage

Claim

  1. The absence of rites of passage leads to a serious breakdown in the process of maturing as a person. Young people are unable to participate in society in a creative manner because societal structures no longer consider it their responsibility to intentionally establish the necessary marks of passing from one age-related social role to another, such as: child to youth, youth to adult, adult to elder. The result is that society has no clear expectation of how people should participate in these roles and therefore individuals do not know what is required by society.


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