The importance of the rites of passage in assigning semantic structures to autobiographical memory.

Behav Brain Sci

Department of Folklore Studies,Romanian Academy of Sciences,Cluj-Napoca

Published: December 2016

AI Article Synopsis

  • The authors, who study cultures, found a surprising connection between therapy methods and important ceremonies people have when they grow up or change their roles in society.
  • These ceremonies, called rites of passage, happen in many different cultures around the world.
  • They show how people transition from one important stage in life to another, like from childhood to adulthood.

Article Abstract

As cultural anthropologists, we noticed an unexpected and interesting convergence of the therapeutic practices suggested in the target article and the rites of passage occurring across multiple societies, as individuals make the transition from one significant age or status to another.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1400034XDOI Listing

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