Resumen

CAVAGNOUD, Robin. La celebración de los quince años como rito de salida de la infancia para las chicas en el Perú. Rev. Umbr. Cs. Soc. [online]. 2011, n.22, pp. 95-106. ISSN 1994-4543.

For Peruvian girls, the fifteenth birthday celebration is a cultural event that marks the end of childhood. In its traditional staging, mainly in popular sectors, this rite of passage puts in the center of development, the importance of core and extended family. Announces marriage and means an entry as an adult female. In its contemporary and modern forms, however, highlights the involvement of peer groups, to the detriment of family and kinship, particularly through youth parties and trips abroad.

Palabras llave : Childhood; fifteenth birthday; Rite; Gender; Family; Youth.