Significance of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony for Parents of Jewish Children With Developmental Disabilities
| Autor: | Shunit Reiter, Gila Vogel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Parents Rite Rite of passage Developmental Disabilities media_common.quotation_subject Judaism Rehabilitation Self-concept Ceremony Special education Self-image Education Developmental psychology Religious experience General Health Professions Humans Female Child Psychology Ceremonial Behavior media_common |
| Zdroj: | Mental Retardation. 42:294-303 |
| ISSN: | 0047-6765 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42<294:soabmc>2.0.co;2 |
| Popis: | In the Jewish religion, a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony is the rite of passage from childhood towards adulthood. Twenty-one youngsters who attended two special education schools in Israel participated in group bar/bat mitzvah ceremonies. Parents were interviewed both before the learning process and after the ceremony. Findings showed that the bar/bat mitzvah experience was a positive multidimensional one. Dimensions identified were bar/bat mitzvah as a transition, a normative, and a religious experience; an event leading to a sense of connectedness; an opportunity for the enhancement of self-image; and a peak life experience. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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