E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies (ERATS) - ISSN 2458-7338

Abera, Mikyas, Ansha Nega, Yifokire Tefera, and Abebaw Addis Gelagay. “Early Marriage and Women’s Empowerment: The Case of Child-Brides in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia.” BMC International Health and Human Rights 20 (2020): 1–16.

Adem, Niema. “Socio-Cultural and Institutional Factors for the Persistence of Female Genital Mutilation in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia: The Case of Kebribeyah Town, Fafen Zone.” Haramaya University, 2020.

Ali, Elena, Nicole Letourneau, and Karen Benzies. “Parent-Child Attachment: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis.” SAGE Open Nursing 7 (2021): 23779608211009000.

An, Christopher Joseph. “Participation, Not Paternalism: Moral Education, Normative Competence and the Child’s Entry into the Moral Community.” Educational Philosophy and Theory 52, no. 2 (2020): 192–205.

Anim, Emmanuel Kwesi. “Initiation Rites and Sex Education: A Ghanaian Pentecostal Perspective.” Genders, Sexualities, and Spiritualities in African Pentecostalism: “Your Body Is a Temple of the Holy Spirit,” 2020, 169–92.

Boshoff, S. M. “ Navigating Young Motherhood: A Retrospective Study into the Reflections of the Teenage Motherhood Experience by Mothers within a Community of the Western Cape.” Stellenbosch University, 2022.

Botozo, Lwandiso. “Emka Amasiko Magwala Ndini: An Artistic Investigation of AmaXhosa through Exploring Identity and Spirituality,” 2023.

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Chatterjee, Anindita, and Santoshi Halder. “Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing: A Critical Review.” Journal of Education 203, no. 4 (2023): 971–83.

Chatterjee, Srirupa, and Shreya Rastogi. “Television Culture and the Beauty Bias Problem: An Analysis of India’s Postmillennial Television Serials.” Media Asia 49, no. 3 (2022): 213–34.

Chong, Yit Sean, and Ai Hwa Quek. “Navigating the Contemporary Rites of Passage: A Typology of STEM Professional Identity Transition.” Research in Social Sciences and Technology 7, no. 3 (2022): 86–100.

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Curtis, S. R. “ Getting along to Get Ahead: Predictors of Success in an Online Competitive Social Environment .” University of Nevada, 2022.

Daka, Harrison. “The Effects of Chinamwali Initiation Schools on Girl Child Education: A Case of Selected Public Primary Schools of Katete District, Zambia.,” 2020.

Daka, Harrison, Kapambwe Mwelwa, Agness Chileshe Chibamba, Sitwe Benson Mkandawire, and Davies Phiri. “The Role of Traditional Leaders in Ending Early Child Marriages for Education: Experiences from Kalonga Gawa Undi Chiefdom of Katete District, Zambia.,” 2020.

Delahooke, Mona. Beyond Behaviours: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges. Hachette UK, 2020.

Denova, R. I.  The Origins of Christianity and the New Testament. John Wiley & Sons, 2021.

Durkheim, Emile. The Rules of Sociological Method. Social Theory Re-Wired. New York: Free Press, 2023.

Eckhardt, Jennifer, Christoph Kaletka, Bastian Pelka, Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Christian Voigt, and Marthe Zirngiebl. “Gender in the Making: An Empirical Approach to Understand Gender Relations in the Maker Movement.” International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 145 (2021): 102548.

Ellis, Wendy E, Tara M Dumas, and Lindsey M Forbes. “Physically Isolated but Socially Connected: Psychological Adjustment and Stress among Adolescents during the Initial COVID-19 Crisis.” Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement 52, no. 3 (2020): 177.

Emberly, A., and T. Tshitokisi. “Singing through Childhood: The Role of Song in Girl’s Initiation Schools in Vhavenda Communities, South Africa.” In The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing, 2:109–22. Routledge, 2020.

Endris, Getachew Shambel, and Jemal Yousuf Hassan. “Youth Realities, Aspirations, Transitions to Adulthood and Opportunity Structures in the Drylands of Ethiopia.” Report Submitted to ICRISAT. CGIAR, 2020.

Hajal, Nastassia J, and Blair Paley. “Parental Emotion and Emotion Regulation: A Critical Target of Study for Research and Intervention to Promote Child Emotion Socialization.” Developmental Psychology 56, no. 3 (2020): 403.

Hannush, Mufid James, and Mufid James Hannush. “Love: The Capacity to Love and Be Love Able.” Markers of Psychosocial Maturation: A Dialectically-Informed Approach, 2021, 383–481.

Hanson, B. J. “An Examination of Adaptive Functioning in Previously Institutionalized Children Adopted from Russia .” Fielding Graduate University, 2023.

Jamader, S. A. “ Relation between Ethics of Duty and Ethics of Virtue: A Critical Study .” University of North Bengal, 2022.

Jarvis, Pam. “Attachment Theory, Cortisol and Care for the under-Threes in the Twenty-First Century: Constructing Evidence-Informed Policy.” Early Years 42, no. 4–5 (2022): 450–64.

Jones, L. Foucault’s Governmentality: From Theory to Practice. Princeton University Press, 2021.

Jørgensen, Mathilde Lindh, Christina Prinds, Sofie Mørk, and Dorte Hvidtjørn. “Stillbirth–Transitions and Rituals When Birth Brings Death: Data from a Danish National Cohort Seen through an Anthropological Lens.” Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 36, no. 1 (2022): 100–108.

Kakal, Tasneem, Irwan Hidayana, Abeje Berhanu Kassegne, Tabither Gitau, Maryse Kok, and Anke van der Kwaak. “What Makes a Woman? Understanding the Reasons for and Circumstances of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Indonesia, Ethiopia and Kenya.” Culture, Health & Sexuality 25, no. 7 (2023): 897–913.

Kalkman, K., and A. Clark. “Here We like Playing Princesses–Newcomer Migrant Children’s Transitions within Day Care: Exploring Role Play as an Indication of Suitability and Home and Belonging.” In Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins, 120–32. Routledge., 2020.

Kanakana, Ladzani. “Re-Imagining Tshivenḓa Initiation Schools as Repositories of Life Skills in African Societies in the Covid-19 Era: A Conceptual Intervention.” Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems 21, no. 1 (2022): 93–101.

Kang’ethe, Simon Murote, and Aphiwe Mpateni. “A Comparison Of Behaviour And Morality Between Yesteryears’and Contemporary Initiates: The Case Of 2022 Cala And Mdantsane Study.” Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 10, no. 2 (2023): 82–91.

Kantek, Julia. “Embarking on a ‘(Birth) Rite of Passage’: Exploring the Role of Liminality and Youth Transitions in Diaspora Tourism Motivation.” Journal of Heritage Tourism 18, no. 5 (2023): 617–31.

Kingsman, Johanna. “Rites of Passage Programs for Adolescent Boys in Schools: A Scoping Review.” Boyhood Studies 14, no. 2 (2021): 90–115.

Lapushkina, Alina O. “Transformations of Traditional Culture: The Role of Rites of Passage among the Avatime People in the Modern Era.” Social Evolution & History 19, no. 1 (2020): 73–88.

Lianguluti, G. I. “ Culture Change and Continuity: The Case of Abaidakho Initiation Rites of Passage, 1918-2010 .” University of Nairobi, 2023.

Lipska, Anna, and Wanda Zagórska. “Crossing the Threshold. Emerging Adulthood as an Elaborate Liminal Phase of the Rite of Passage.” Kwartalnik Naukowy Fides et Ratio 46, no. 2 (2021): 7–26.

Luchen, Mulumbwa. The Evolving Meaning of the Chitenge: A Case Study of Male Students at the University of Zambia. University of Johannesburg (South Africa), 2021.

Lwao, C. “ An Investigation of the View That the Chisungu Rite Has Nothing Positive to Offer to the Bemba Culture: A Case of Shibwalya Kapila Chiefdom.” The University of Zambia, 2022.

Macher, Luna, and Milena Raoult. “Surgical Interventions for Women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A) How Successful Are the Most Common Types of Surgical Interventions for FGM/C Available in Industrialized Countries, and B) Which Factors Influence Whether the Results Are Considered Satisfactory by the Women Receiving Them?,” 2021.

Magadla, Aphiwe. “Construction of Personhood within Xhosa Ethnicity: Critical Perspectives Mediating State and Community Conflict over Natural Resources,” 2021.

Makiwane, Monde, Ntombizonke A Gumede, and Wanga Zembe-Mkabile. Reflections from the Margins: Complexities, Transitions and Developmental Challenges: The Case of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. African Sun Media, 2021.

Mann-McFarlane, Sonya. “Rites of Passage Influence on Cultural Identity and Learning Among Emerging Black/African American Female Adults,” 2020.

Mashile, M. “ Male Mapulana Learners’ Views on the Influences of Cultural Initiation on Their Schooling .” University of Pretoria, 2020.

Mdhluli, T D, S L Kugara, P E Matshidze, and J Mawere. “The Challenges Experienced at Male Initiation Schools: The Case Study of Mthatha District in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.” African Renaissance 17, no. 4 (2020): 167.

Morrone, Aldo. “Female Genital Mutilation.” Skin Disorders in Migrants, 2020, 191–207.

Moyo, Sarah, and Nyasha Matanda. “The Chinamwari Initiation Rite in Zimbabwe: Opportunity or Threat to the Girl Child?” American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science 3, no. 11 (2020): 38–43.

Mudau, T E, J O Olowoyo, and S O Amoo. “Ethnobotanical Assessment of Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally for Treating Diabetes in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa.” South African Journal of Botany 146 (2022): 304–24.

Muguti, Tasara, and Nyasha Mlambo. “‘I Paid Lobola!’ The Interface between Bride Price and Domestic Violence.” Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies, 2021, 57–72.

Mukwevho, Azwinndini Cecilia, Maria Sonto Maputle, and Dorah Ursula Ramathuba. “Growing Up with HIV: Experiences of Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood at Selected Primary Health Facilities in Limpopo Province, South Africa.” Children 10, no. 5 (2023): 798.

Mulea, Silibaziso. “African Culture and Modernity: A Critical Review of the Vhavenḓa Lumalo Practice in Zimbabwe.” Lobola (Bridewealth) in Contemporary Southern Africa: Implications for Gender Equality, 2021, 201–16.

Mwiinga, C. “ Cultural Tourism in Zambia: A Case Study of Umutomboko Traditional Ceremony, 1961-2017.” The University of Zambia, 2023.

Ndou-Mammbona, Avhatakali A. “Exploring Initiation Schools’ Impact on HIV and AIDS Management in the Vhembe District of South Africa: An Ethnography.” Health SA Gesondheid 28 (2023): 2105.

Ndou-Mammbona, Avhatakali A, and Azwihangwisi H Mavhandu-Mudzusi. “Could Vhavenda Initiation Schools Be a Panacea for HIV and AIDS Management in the Vhembe District of South Africa?” Curationis 45, no. 1 (2022): 2356.

Njuguna-Mungai, Esther, Katindi Sivi-Njonjo, Getachew Shambel Endris, Brenda Boonabaana, and Dismas Mwaseba. “Gendered Youth Realities, Aspirations, Opportunity Structures and Transitions to Adulthood in the Semi-Arid Tropics: Strategy for Targeting and Engagement.” ICRISAT, 2021.

Nomaguchi, Kei, and Melissa A Milkie. “Parenthood and Well‐being: A Decade in Review.” Journal of Marriage and Family 82, no. 1 (2020): 198–223.

Nwokoha, Peter Awa. “Rites and Rituals for the Dead: Bases for Good Moral Behaviour in Ezzaland, Nigeria.” UNIZIK Journal of Religion and Human Relations 12, no. 1 (2020): 67–85.

O’Grady, A. M. “ Capturing the Interconnected and Interpersonal Nature of Emotion Concepts: Implications for Social-Emotional Learning .” University of Oxford, 2022.

Okafor, M. N. “ Performing Liminality: Ceramic Processes as Rites of Passage.” University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2020.

Osagiede, Esther Omosede. “ Roles of Social Workers in Assisting Youth Victims of Sexual Violence.” Mykolo Romerio Universitetas, 2022.

Pankiraj, D. “Transnational Re-Creation: A Study on the Enculturation of the Second-Generation Sri Lankan Tamils in Germany .” Universität Tübingen, 2022.

Pearson, Charlotte, Nick Watson, Justine Gangneux, and Ida Norberg. “Transition to Where and to What? Exploring the Experiences of Transitions to Adulthood for Young Disabled People.” Journal of Youth Studies 24, no. 10 (2021): 1291–1307.

Pfeiffer, Sabine. “The Greater Transformation: Digitalization and the Transformative Power of Distributive Forces in Digital Capitalism.” International Critical Thought 11, no. 4 (2021): 535–52.

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Psaki, Stephanie, Nicole Haberland, Barbara Mensch, Lauren Woyczynski, and Erica Chuang. “Policies and Interventions to Remove Gender‐related Barriers to Girls’ School Participation and Learning in Low‐and Middle‐income Countries: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.” Campbell Systematic Reviews 18, no. 1 (2022): e1207.

Rana, Shalini, and Digvijay Pandya. “Liminality: A Close Study of Historical Roots and Theoretical Structure.” Language in India 21, no. 10 (2021).

Rathbun, C. J. “”We Raised Him Right”: An Exploration of Personal Values for Undergraduate Males and Their Parents .” The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2021.

Rhee, Hyekyun, Lindsay Batek, Lynn Rew, and Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter. “Parents’ Experiences and Perceptions of Healthcare Transition in Adolescents with Asthma: A Qualitative Study.” Children 10, no. 9 (2023): 1510.

Robbe, Ksenia. “Remembering Transition in Contemporary South African and Russian Literatures: Between Melancholia and Repair.” Remembering Transitions: Local Revisions and Global Crossings in Culture and Media 38 (2023): 285.

Robledo, Juan-Pablo, Ian Cross, Luisa Boada-Bayona, and Nadine Demogeot. “Back to Basics: A Re-Evaluation of the Relevance of Imprinting in the Genesis of Bowlby’s Attachment Theory.” Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): 1033746.

Rothchild, Jennifer, and Priti Shrestha Piya. “Rituals, Taboos, and Seclusion: Life Stories of Women Navigating Culture and Pushing for Change in Nepal.” The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, 2020, 915–29.

Sarfo-Mensah, Paul, and William Oduro. “Changes in Beliefs and Perceptions about the Natural Environment in the Forest-Savanna Transitional Zone of Ghana: The Influence of Religion,” 2010.

Sassler, Sharon, and Daniel T Lichter. “Cohabitation and Marriage: Complexity and Diversity in Union‐formation Patterns.” Journal of Marriage and Family 82, no. 1 (2020): 35–61.

Sennott, Christie, Sangeetha Madhavan, and Youngeun Nam. “Modernizing Marriage: Balancing the Benefits and Liabilities of Bridewealth in Rural South Africa.” Qualitative Sociology 44, no. 1 (2021): 55–75.

Shakirat, Ganiyu O, Muhammad A Alshibshoubi, Eldia Delia, Anam Hamayon, and Ian H Rutkofsky. “An Overview of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Are the Women Beneficiaries or Victims?” Cureus 12, no. 9 (2020).

Sifuna, Nixon. “A Socio-Cultural Commentary on the Introduction of Male Circumcision in the Traditionally Non-Circumcising Luo Community of Western Kenya.” International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions 9, no. 1 (2021): 1–23.

Simon, Carlisa. “The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Parental Ethnic-Racial Socialization: A Scoping Review of Research.” Journal of Child and Family Studies 30 (2021): 182–95.

Sterchele, Davide. “Memorable Tourism Experiences and Their Consequences: An Interaction Ritual (IR) Theory Approach.” Annals of Tourism Research 81 (2020): 102847.

Strouse, A. W.  Form and Foreskin: Medieval Narratives of Circumcision. Fordham Univ Press, 2021.

Tan, W. N., and Maizura Yasin. “Parents’ Roles and Parenting Styles on Shaping Children’s Morality.” Universal Journal of Educational Research 8, no. 3C (March 2020): 70–76. https://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2020.081608.

Tilenbaeva, Gulnara, Samara Karabaeva, Nurzada Kambarova, Asanbek Akmataliev, Damirbek Yrazakov, Erkaiym Sharipova, and Rustambek Salimov. “The Spiritual Culture of the Younger Generation-the Key to the Development of Society.” In E3S Web of Conferences, 284:08021. EDP Sciences, 2021.

Tshifhumulo, Rendani. “Depicting the Vhavenda Women Initiation Schools and Their Cultural Practices in Limpopo Province.” In Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems, 341–64. IGI Global, 2022.

Umeh, Samson Obi, Sarah Igbokwubiri Umeh, Aloy Ojilere, and Anno Domini Chukwumaeze Samson-Umeh. “Female Genital Mutilation: A Socio-Cultural Myth on the Rights of Nigerian Women.” ACARELAR 2 (2021): 89.

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Wynter-Hoyte, Kamania, and Mukkaramah Smith. “‘Hey, Black Child. Do You Know Who You Are?’ Using African Diaspora Literacy to Humanize Blackness in Early Childhood Education.” Journal of Literacy Research 52, no. 4 (2020): 406–31.

Rofem Inyang Bassey is a PhD candidate in the Department of African Studies at the University of Venda, South Africa. Her research interests focus on juvenile delinquency’s, Africa Family system and indigenous knowledge system (IKS) and the sociology of the family. Rofem has actively contributed to her field by presenting her research on multiple platforms, including international and national conferences, and has published her work in respected academic journals. Her work aims to deepen the understanding of youth dynamics and family structures within African contexts, contributing valuable insights to the field.

Bassey, Rofem, Pfarelo Matshidze, Dolphin Mabale & Ishmael Iwara. “Factors Responsible for the Activities of the Transitional Rites of Passage on Youth’s Morality in South Africa,” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 10 no.10 (2024): 383-404. https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410106