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Hill, Paul, Jr. – 1987
It is traditional among some peoples of the world to celebrate an individual's coming-of-age with ritual. Through these ceremonies, and the tests which sometimes accompany them, a society socializes its youth and transforms them inwardly by molding their moral and mental disposition. Without such ritualization there is a breakdown in the…
Descriptors: Adults, African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture