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The Wedding Complex: The Social And Occupational Organization Of A Rite Of Passage, Trudy Knicely Henson
The Wedding Complex: The Social And Occupational Organization Of A Rite Of Passage, Trudy Knicely Henson
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The wedding as a rite of passage plays an important part in contemporary American society. The planning, staging, and recording phases of a formal wedding directly involve a number of people. The research for this thesis focuses on four of the occupational groups— bridal consultants, formal wear consultants, florists, and photographers— normally involved in the three phases of a formal wedding. Utilizing participant observation and interview techniques I gathered data relating to the duties, training, and regulation of each occupational group as well as the attitudes of representative members of each group toward their work, other members of their own …