Moffatt, Michael. “Coming of Age in New Jersey.” Rutgers University Press. 1989
Anthropologist Michael Moffat lives on a dorm floor and observes and documents the attitudes and lifestyles of college students. He particularly focuses on the culture of college and the purpose of higher education. During the “Orientation” (Page 6), Michael Moffatt even points out that the purpose of college is mass producing and supporting social networking and that most of the college experience is spent working on social skills. This book provides an insightful look of how Rutgers college students create a sense of a community. He also discusses the autonomy of college and defines it as “experiencing experiencing college one's own way, independent of the influence and intentions of adults" (Moffatt, 34).
Gennep, Arnold von. The Rites of Passage.
Arnold Von Gennep argues that “The life of an individual in any society is a series of passages from one age to another and from one occupation to another” (Gennep, 3). College is a distinctive experience on one’s quest for identity. Gennep argues that these stages in our life define who we are within the society and we are all components of the society.
These annotations are inadequate and give no sense of how these writers use the concept of liminality or a rite of passage in their writing. You could at least quote Moffatt discussing Turner.
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