Structural ritualization theory (SRT), a concept related to the fields of sociology and social psychology, emphasizes embedded groups.
With SRT, analysts argue that rituals are an overlooked missing link that can help behavioral and social scientists understand causes and consequences of actions.
Moreover, the strategic use of RSPs is a powerful tool that allows people to cope in situations involving life disruption, both on collective and personal levels.
Evidence supporting these ideas focuses on locations such as schools, nursing homes, corporations, refugee and concentration camps, courts, prisons, disaster areas, and war zones.
Also consider themes involving deviance, crime, ecological degradation, leadership, group solidarity and emotion, gender, ethnic identity, and grief.