"Every time we buy a greeting card, we see several aisles of many different types of cards. Most of these greeting cards are written and illustrated examples of socially sanctioned developmental stages. These cards encourage or console those who are beginning new developmental stages and congratulate those who have completed an important developmental stage. Birthdays, graduations, wedding anniversaries, retirement, and widowhood are all considered to be socially sanctioned developmental stages. We would not find a card for significant changes in an individual's life which are not socially approved, such as "Hope you enjoy prison!""-- Provided by publisher.
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