David G Blumenkrantz
Biographic Data
| ID | 95377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David G Blumenkrantz |
| GIVEN NAMES | David G |
| FAMILY NAME | Blumenkrantz |
| SIGNATURE | BLUMENKRANTZ D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Center for Youth and Community Inc. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Remembering the way forward
Mental health in young adults and widespread social disconnection are two intersecting crises seen in the U.S. We examine the impact of individualist cultural values in the U.S. on these crises and explore how traditional cultures have leveraged the sensitive period of adolescence to support mental health and social cohesion through coming-of-age rites of passage. In this retrospective study, young adults were emailed a survey asking about their …
Going from the ME to the WE
What if individual psychology took another path than the one guided by the idea of the "Sturm und Drang" of adolescence? What if this path less-traveled led to community-oriented rites of passage that satisfied youth's deep craving for the ancestral wisdom of the Universe ... and simultaneously affirmed that parents, too, would continue to grow and contribute as they transited mid-life? This article brings the reader down the path less-traveled t…
On Rites of Passage
This chapter returns to an analysis of the vision quest described in chapter 3 through the lens of rites of passage. It offers a rationale and provides examples that strengthen the argument that individuals could not be transformed without a context and connection with one’s community and/or culture. If it takes a whole village to raise a child, then it could be suggested that it takes a whole community to recognize an adult. The rite of passage …
Coming of Age the Rite Way
Guiding transitional events for children and adolescents through a modern day rite of passage
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Guiding transitional events for children and adolescents through a modern day rite of passage
On Rites of Passage
This chapter returns to an analysis of the vision quest described in chapter 3 through the lens of rites of passage. It offers a rationale and provides examples that strengthen the argument that individuals could not be transformed without a context and connection with one’s community and/or culture. If it takes a whole village to raise a child, then it could be suggested that it takes a whole community to recognize an adult. The rite of passage …
Coming of Age the Rite Way
Going from the ME to the WE
What if individual psychology took another path than the one guided by the idea of the "Sturm und Drang" of adolescence? What if this path less-traveled led to community-oriented rites of passage that satisfied youth's deep craving for the ancestral wisdom of the Universe ... and simultaneously affirmed that parents, too, would continue to grow and contribute as they transited mid-life? This article brings the reader down the path less-traveled t…
Remembering the way forward
Mental health in young adults and widespread social disconnection are two intersecting crises seen in the U.S. We examine the impact of individualist cultural values in the U.S. on these crises and explore how traditional cultures have leveraged the sensitive period of adolescence to support mental health and social cohesion through coming-of-age rites of passage. In this retrospective study, young adults were emailed a survey asking about their …
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (3 works) · History (2 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Rite (2 works) · Rite of passage (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adaptation (eye (1 work) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)