Studied by 8 PeopleTags & Description
Malinke
Rite of Passage: Coming of age
Malinke Symbol
Being Cut - Bravery
Malinke Symbol
They have their own hut - “I’m a man“
Where the Malinke live
Guinea, Africa
First Stage
Isolation
Second Stage
Testing
Third Stage
Transformation
Fourth Stage
Celebration
Kuna
Female Puberty Ritual
Kuna Symbol
Crabs: Wife and Husband
Kuna Symbol
Cold Water: Hardships of adulthood
Where the Kuna live
San Blas Islands, Panama
Symbolism
An object or action that has a special, deep meaning to a culture that outsiders might not understand.
Family
A unit in society that is expected to give financial and emotional support for its members
Four ways that families can be created
Birth, Adoption, Marriage, and Fictive Kin
Hogan
Navajo house that the girl lives in
Kinaalda
Four day ritual performed by the Navajo
Navajo
Girls’ Puberty Ritual
Hopi
Birth Ritual
Alkaan
Sweet corn cake
Navajo Symbol
Corn Cake - Sun
Navajo Symbol
Changing Woman: This shows that the girl has the power to change from a girl into a woman
Dayak
Borneo, Indonesia
Dayak Symbol
Kept in darkness: Hardships of adulthood
Dayak Symbol
Washed: Cleaned of past (childhood)
Dayak
Female Puberty Ritual
Hopi Symbol
Cedar: Tree of life, strength, and healing
Hopi Symbol
Corn Mother: Mother Earth; life
Hopi
Southwest US
Navajo
Southwest US
Nuclear Family
2 adults who are married and have child/ren
Step Family
2 married adults: 1 or both were married before and they have their children from their previous marriage/s
Single Parent
1 adult (and child/ren) could be caused by divorce, death, or choice
Couple
Two people who are married
Extended Family (a)
3 or more generations
Extended Family (b)
2 or more generations including aunts, uncles, and cousins
Extended Family (c)
3 or more generations including aunts, uncles, and cousins
Blended Family
A step-family and the child/ren from the new marriage
Polyandrous
A woman with 2 or more husbands
Polygynous
A man with 2 or more wives
The similarity between girls’ and boys’ puberty rituals (1)
4 stages
The similarity between girls’ and boys’ puberty rituals (2)
Transition to adulthood
The similarity between girls’ and boys’ puberty rituals (3)
Prove themselves
The similarity between girls’ and boys’ puberty rituals (4)
Includes important cultural symbols
The similarity between girls’ and boys’ puberty rituals (5)
Washed (for health and symbolically)
Differences Boys (1)
Done in a group(age grade)
Differences Boys (2)
Cut to bleed
Differences Boys (3)
Last a month(approximately)
Differences Boys (4)
Determined by age
Differences Boys (5)
Significant risk
Differences Boys (6)
Physical recovery
Differences Female (1)
Done alone
Differences Female (2)
Bleed naturally
Differences Female (3)
approximately 4 days-several days
Differences Female (4)
Determined by biology
Differences Female (5)
Little risk
Rites of passage are important…
Rituals and special events a person experiences