Carl Thorne has just passed the final test to become a member of a college fraternity. This rite of passage has moved Carl from being an individual to being a member of a bonded group. When Carl receives his fraternity pin in a final ceremony and joins his new brothers, he will have passed through the final stage of a rite of passage. According to the text, what is this stage called?
A) separation
B) aggregation
C) liminality
D) finality

Question

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The final stage of a rite of passage, where an individual is fully integrated into a new group, is called "aggregation."

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