A transformation of ritual: The nisei 60th birthday

摘要

Rituals are enactments of shared meanings, norms, and values. Thekanreki, a traditional Japanese rite of passage to old age at 60, is now being celebrated by Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans). This paper examines the transformation of the Japanese rite of passage to a collective response among the Nisei to the dilemmas of growing older in urban America.