ANT322H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nine Inch Nails, Arnold Van Gennep, Popular Science
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Age was puberty come of age specific types of responsibilities and duties expected of adults. Coming of age period as constituting an unstable transition phase towards the attainment of adulthood. Perceive this as normal, result of teenagers coming together to socialize on their own terms. Columbine incident, april 20 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold shooters but victims of bullying. A rather stark way how emotionality that characterize adolescence can sometimes go wary and bring about overwhelming tragedy and heartbreak: without shelter system from peer group, some strike out pathologically on their own. Sucide third leading cause of death among teens. There is much more to adolescent period than what meets the academic or professional eyes. In a group based way: self-knowledge and enlightenment. It is a period of both prodigality and buddhist type of search for meaning. Nature segments of human life: childhood, maturity and old age, division is puberty = > childhood/maturity.
