Despite wider community appeal, there has been restricted interest within the psychological discipline to understand and utilise the 'rites of passage' paradigm. In response, this paper systematically reviews the anthropological, sociological, psychological and developmental (Eriksonian) literature to examine the utility of this paradigm within a contemporary context, and in relation to both normal and at-risk adolescent identity development. The utility of this paradigm within the context of group and individual interventions is also reviewed. Strong support is provided that the 'rites of passage' paradigm can augment and complement current psychological theorising and interventions. Future research and methodological directions are tabled. / Thesis (MPsy(Clinical))--University of South Australia, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267175 |
| Creators | Raymond, Ivan. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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