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Les Rites de Passage Lors de la Separation Parents-Enfant

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1983

Abstract

This exploratory clinical study examines the circumstances surrounding the departure of a family member at the time of marriage. An in-depth analysis of 10 case studies of parents suggests that marriage is an excellent rite of passage for the delineation of parent-child separation. Cohabitation fosters a progressive detachment but remains a period of transition. The choice of the rituals for the marriage ceremony provides an index of the fluctuations occurring in the family system.

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Cette étude exploratoire de type clinique vise à explorer les modes, raisons et conditions entourant les départs de la famille d'origine, au moyen de 10 études de cas portant sur les parents. Les résultats indiquent que le mariage semble le rite de passage par excellence pour délimiter le réelle sépartion parents-enfant, du moins du point de vue des parents. La cohabitation favorise un détachement progressif mais reste un état de transition. Enfin, les rites choisis sont l'indice des fluctuations que subit le système familial.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 2Number 2September 1983
Pages: 83 - 90

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Version of record online: 23 Avril 2009

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Gaétane Lefebre
Université de Montréal
Monique Morval
Université de Montréal

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