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Funktionaler Anachronismus: 'Übergangsrituale' in intergenerationaler Bedeutung - das Beispiel "Jugendweihe"

Functional anachronism: 'transitional rites' in intergenerational significance - the example "Jugendweihe"
[journal article]

Fuchs, Thorsten

Abstract

Vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte um die Entstrukturierung der Jugendphase wird gestritten, ob institutionalisierte Übergangsrituale noch das leisten, was sie beanspruchen: Übergänge gestalten. Dies geschieht vornehmlich mit dem Fokus auf die Jugendlichen als Partizipanten, während die ritualtheoretis... view more

Vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte um die Entstrukturierung der Jugendphase wird gestritten, ob institutionalisierte Übergangsrituale noch das leisten, was sie beanspruchen: Übergänge gestalten. Dies geschieht vornehmlich mit dem Fokus auf die Jugendlichen als Partizipanten, während die ritualtheoretisch zentrale Sammlung und Konzentration aller Anwesenden, d.h. auch der Elterngeneration, unberücksichtigt bleibt. Auf der Basis von Festreden, einem Kernelement der als Übergangsrituale inszenierten Feierlichkeiten, wird deshalb der Frage der symbolischen Verhandlung des Generationenverhältnisses nachgegangen und herausgearbeitet, in welcher Hinsicht der angekündigte Übergang ins Erwachsenenalter für beide Generationen, jüngere wie ältere, eine Herausforderung darstellt.... view less


Considering the debate on the destructured youth phase, it is argued whether institutionalised transitional rites are still able to keep their pledge: creating transitions. Herein, a focus on adolescents as participants is set, while the central ritual-theoretical aspects of gathering and concentrat... view more

Considering the debate on the destructured youth phase, it is argued whether institutionalised transitional rites are still able to keep their pledge: creating transitions. Herein, a focus on adolescents as participants is set, while the central ritual-theoretical aspects of gathering and concentrating all attendants, which includes the parental generation, are taken no account of. The question of the symbolic negotiation of intergenerational relations is being addressed on the basis of celebratory speeches, a key element in those festivities, which are presented as transisitional rites. Further, it is worked out in which terms the announced transition into adulthood is posed as a challenge for both young and older generations.... view less

Keywords
festival; Intergenerational relations; adolescence; change of status; ritual; Jugendweihe; Federal Republic of Germany; youth

Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood

Free Keywords
Übergangsritual; transitional ritual; youth dedication; rite of passage; Festrede; celebratory speech

Document language
German

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 291-306

Journal
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research, 13 (2018) 3

Issue topic
Jugendweihe und Co. - Übergangsrituale im Jugendalter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v13i3.03

ISSN
2193-9713

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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