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Improvised Adolescence : Somali Bantu Teenage Refugees in America.

Grady, Sandra.

Improvised Adolescence : Somali Bantu Teenage Refugees in America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (174 pages) - Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series . - Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series .

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The Somali Bantu -- 1. The New Village: The Construction of Somali Bantu Identity in Everyday Life -- 2. Attaining Adulthood 1: Rites of Passage in Traditional African Contexts -- 3. Feminine and Masculine on Display: Media Consumption and Gender Models -- 4. Attaining Adulthood 2: Adolescence, Identity, and FGC in Diaspora -- 5. No Ritual Left Behind: Schools and American Rites of Passage -- 6. Celebrating Adulthood: Wedding Ritual and the Celebration of Identity -- 7. Identities in Development: Culture, Gender, and Life Cycle in Diaspora -- Afterword: From Adolescence into Adulthood -- Works Cited -- Index.

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