Coming of Age and Birthdays

Sandra Garrido; Jane W. Davidson

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02556-4_9

Coming of Age and Birthdays

Sandra Garrido
, Jane W. Davidson

MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development

University of Melbourne

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Abstract

Coming of age, in which an individual passes from childhood to adolescence or adulthood, is argued by some to be the ‘rite of passage’ that is subject to the greatest cultural variability. This chapter considers the role of music in this ritual in a variety of cultural contexts. The authors discuss how analysis of lyrics and musical features of modern day choices for coming of age celebrations reflect modern attitudes towards adolescence and adulthood, suggesting conflicting desires to both escape the constraints of adult regulation and to prolong the carefree period of youth. The chapter also traces the emergence of adolescence as a distinct stage of life through the musical practices surrounding coming-of-age-rituals through history until the modern day.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	173-188
Number of pages	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02556-4_9
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Name	Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
ISSN (Print)	2634-6257
ISSN (Electronic)	2634-6265

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