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We are what we celebrate: understanding holidays and rituals

2005; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 42; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.42-6565

1943-5975

Amitaï Etzioni, Jared Bloom,

Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics

Part I IntroductionHolidays and Rituals: Neglected Seedbeds of Virtue Amitai EtzioniPart II Family BuildingWho Are We and Where Do We Come From? Rituals, Families, and Identities Elizabeth H. PleckJust for Kids: How Holidays Became Child Centered Gary CrossThis Is Our Family: Stepfamilies, Rituals, and Kinship Connections Mary F.WhitesideGathering Together: Remembering Memory through Ritual John R. GillisPart III Community BuildingThe Festival Cycle: Halloween to Easter in the Community of Middletown Theodore CaplowMainstreaming Kwanzaa Anna Day WildeVictorian Days: Performing Community through Local Festival David E. Procterpart iv Nation BuildingCan You Celebrate Dissent? Holidays and Social ProtestFrancesca PollettaThe Invention of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Matthew DennisProclaiming Thanksgiving throughout the Land: From Local to National Holiday Diana MuirOur Hearts Burn with Ardent Love for Two Countries: Ethnicity and Assimilation Ellen M. LitwickiAbout the Contributors Index