Coming of age the RITE way: youth and community development through rites of passage

'Coming of Age the RITE Way' addresses the absence of community-oriented rites of passage.

It is distinguished from others in that it combines almost 50 years of scholarship and practice to examine the concepts of rites of passage and sense of community, as it exists in literature and life.

It focuses on the reciprocal relationship between rites of passage and sense of community and ways for it to impact the development of children and the health and adaptability of their community.