Concept information
Preferred term
initiation rites
Definition
- Initiation rites are rituals that mark and facilitate the entry of a person into a group, that is, the person's transition from the status of outsider to insider. Such rites are often referred to as hazing, rites of passage, induction, and trial by fire. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Initiation Rites]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/initiation_rites
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