1. Liminality and the Ritual Process
Van Gennep's work focuses on the "rites of passage", which today is seen as a ritual for people in different forms of life. ... In today's society, this entails people going to college as an example, the 'Liminal Period' of the time that is spent in college transforms the individual. ... A 'state' of permanent liminality through disabled or elderly people, who have being restricted and feel isolated in society. ... This has being highlighted recently in the Prime Time documentary that was aired on the ninth of December 2014, on how elderly people unabl...
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