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How are initiates prepared for adult life in traditional African communities?

      

Describe how the initiates are prepared for adult life in traditional African communities.

  

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Maurice
(i) They are punished for disobedience so that they learn about consequences of one's acts or reward for courage.

(ii) They are made to share belongings to teach them the spirit of communal life.

(iii) They are taught the history of the community to help them trace their ancestry and the secrets of the society.


(iv) They are grouped into age-sets to help them learn collective skills/responsibility.

(v) They live in seclusion to help them develop independence and self-awareness.

(vi) They are taught gender roles and responsibilities.

(vii) They undergo special religious rituals to link them to God, spirits and ancestors.

(viii) They are made to endure pain in order to develop perseverance.

(ix) They are assigned duties similar to those to be performed in adult life for example, they are allowed to own property.

(x) They are given specific instructions to help them develop, for example, understanding, patience, compliance and obedience.

(xi) The are exposed to hardships in order to develop coping mechanisms.

(xii) They are told moral stories to help them develop deductive thinking.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 14, 2017 at 12:19


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