Gifts of passage : souvenirs of life's journey, 2002.

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Gifts of passage : souvenirs of life's journey, 2002.

Thompson analyzes the meaning and memory associated with material gifts given on the occasion of rites of passage. She explains that such gifts help parents and children understand new responsibility, that they acknowledge individuality, and that they can promote values. Thompson discusses some rite of passage gifts with religious significance that becomes personal for the recipient as he or she grows older. She examines how these gifts can motivate recipients to achievement.

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Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...

Thompson, Ember, 1981-

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Thompson became interested in family traditions when she was expecting her first child. She grew up in Riverside, California in a family of three children. Thompson attended Brigham Young University and married Tommy Thompson. From the description of Gifts of passage : souvenirs of life's journey, 2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367884205 ...