The Epistemological Status of Charisma in Historical Macrosociology by D. V. Kataev, V. O. Kalinina

“…In turn, the multiple (re)actualizations of this "brilliant concept” [Rose] as reinforcements of their own theories in the form of varieties of symbolic capital, resonance, the everyday, the re-personalized, or the risky charisma lead to either semantic compression or the blurring of meaning, both within sociological theory and in interdisciplinary discourse. …”
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THE EXISTENTIAL AND THE SPIRITUAL IN THE EXISTENTIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF G. MARCEL AND E. MINKOWSKI by A. S. Zinevych

“…Minkowski, in which human personality is understood as unity of individual-existential and universal-spiritual, which requires a special trans-empirical field of culture, which contains senses, images and symbols of humanity. Also, the author presents the recent developments of existential thinkers in distinguishing existential and spiritual dimensions, both not reducible to the physical and social dimensions. …”
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Russian University Cities: Expectations vs. Reality by I. D. Turgel, K. D. Bugrov, A. D. Oykher

“…Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk, which exceed Tomsk in absolute terms, such as number of universities and total number of students studying in the city, lag Tomsk in the sphere of symbolic representation. The article concludes that, due to the specifics of its genesis and evolution, the phenomenon of a university city in Russia receives a new significance, reflecting the diversity of relationships between a large city and a complex, hierarchical system of universities operating in the socio-economic space of a common territory.…”
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Strategi Jaringan Advokasi Transnasional Greenpeace Indonesia Terkait Isu Deforestasi Hutan Indonesia oleh Wilmar International by Muhammad Arief Virgy, Yusa Djuyandi, Wawan Budi Darmawan

“…Greenpeace Indonesia memiliki metode yang kreatif dan konfrontatif dalam mengimplementasikan strategi Symbolic Politics. Tetapi kelemahan dari strategi ini yaitu Greenpeace Indonesia terkesan eksklusif dalam melakukan aksi-aksinya oleh NGO lingkungan lain khususnya NGO lingkungan yang basisnya domestik. …”
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Victorian Arts and the Challenge of Modernity: Analogy, the Grid, and Chemical Transformations by Francesca Orestano

“…In addition to analogy, optical technology allows them to assess art from a visual point of view, thus emphasizing formal values: in sum the tools adopted have their symbolic and practical equivalent in chemistry. Such are the transformative powers that promote intermedial dynamics among the arts, and they date back to Victorian times, where they appear under the shape of the grid. …”
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Metaphorical Toponyms of Present-Day Vilnius County: Extending Toponymy Research through Cognitive Metaphor Theory by Pavel Skorupa

“…The analysis found that metaphorical toponyms in Vilnius County, though relatively uncommon, carry symbolic or cultural meaning. A total of 38 metaphorical names were identified among limnonyms, potamonyms, and oikonyms, highlighting their role in depicting the interplay between language, culture, and the environment. …”
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How did the Beatles impact cultural movement on different generations? by Claudiu Coman, Luiza Meseșan-Schmitz, Ada Dobrescu, Vlad Bătrânu-Pințea

“…Through analogy exercises, qualitative data reflects elements of the social identity of Beatles’ fans. Symbols like animals, plants, and instruments indicate who they are in terms of the groups.DiscussionThe findings extended our understanding of how the Beatles impact the new generation of fans and provide new insights from their social identity, which could serve as a foundation for future research, for scholar interested in exploring the identity of band music fans.…”
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The Irony of American History. Reinhold Niebuhr and the American Experience by Avihu Zakai

“…Pendant près de trente ans, Niebuhr a exercé une influence incontestable sur la pensée américaine par ses prises de position dictées par une série d’événements qui a vivement affecté sa génération : la Grande Guerre et la désillusion qui en suivit ; la Grande Dépression ; le durcissement de l’isolationnisme américain ; la Deuxième Guerre mondiale puis la Guerre froide ; l’émergence de l’âge nucléaire et la tragédie du Vietnam, symbole s’il en est de l’impérialisme américain. Cet article s’attachera à étudier « l’ironie de l’histoire américaine » vue par Niebuhr, tout au long du XXe siècle, selon des perspectives sociales, politiques et théologiques éclairées par les ironies et les paradoxes qu’incarne cet homme prolifique.…”
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Monsters Among Us: In What Ways Can the Viral Jubilee’s Trans Debate Video Contribute to Educational Discussions? by Sheng-Hsiang Lance Peng

“…Monster theory, on the other hand, is a framework developed by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen that examines how monsters in literature and folklore serve as symbols for societal anxieties and cultural conflicts. …”
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Les monolingues parlent aux bilingues : Plurilinguisme et parole politique aux États-Unis et au Canada by Charles Brasart

“…Building on the concept of “imagined community” developed by Anderson (1983), Cohen (1985) put forward a model in which any community is the product of a specific construction that revolves around a shared symbolic repertoire. In bilingual communities, that repertoire is built around the shared languages (and cultural backgrounds) of its speakers. …”
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Non-linear research on artificial intelligence empowering green economic efficiency under integrated governance framework by Zhichun Song, Yao Deng

“…Regarding technological governance, substantive green technological innovations (SUG) reduce AI's marginal effect, whereas symbolic green technological innovations (SYG) may increase it. …”
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Responsibility as a consolidation factor in the urban community of the Russian border region by V. P. Babintsev, G. N. Gaidukova, Zh. A. Shapoval

“…The first paradox is the contradiction between the relatively high symbolic significance of the attitude towards socially responsible behavior and the inability to realize it. …”
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Teaching Canadian Identity and Multiculturalism in Germany by Matthias Merkl

“…Le multiculturalisme – trait distinctif d’une société canadienne moderne – et la quête d’une identité culturelle et d’une « identité nationale » (si cela existe) ne peuvent être considérés d’un point de vue eurocentrique et ne peuvent se définir à travers les stéréotypes et les symboles. En revanche, les supports pédagogiques devraient essayer de présenter les facettes d’une Canadianité qui mène inévitablement à des généralisations d’autant qu’ils sont censés correspondre aux réalités du pays. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FORMATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES IN THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOANALYTIC FEMINISM by L. Bulanova-Duvalko

“…The research handles the following tasks: 1)to define the main directions of polemics of the psychoanalytic feminism and psychoanalytic concepts of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Laca; 2) to highlight the major spheres of the psychoanalytic feminism scientific interest;3) to consider the features of theory about the influence of the human psyche development during the pre-oedipal stage on producing the constant sexual arrangements in the perspective of the Anglo-American tradition of the psychoanalytic feminism; 4) to describe the main aspects of the theory about constructing femininity in the French feminism studies; 5) to analyze different ways to overcome the patriarchal symbolic order suggested by the psychoanalytic feminism. …”
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Was Copernicus an Astrologer? by George Borski, Ivan Kolkov

“…The findings suggest the number-symbolic rather than astrological inclinations of Copernicus. …”
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Emily and Charlotte Brontë’s Re-reading of the Byronic hero by Cristina Ceron

“…For Victorian novelists, one of the most intriguing aspects of his works was his obsessive explorations of literal or symbolic sibling incest, as the possibility that desire arises from an identification between male and female versions of the same psyche. …”
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Mémoire d’immigrés et malemort : controverses autour du passé coolie chez les Chinois de Tahiti by Anne-Christine Trémon

“…Pour beaucoup, Chim Soo Kung s’est sacrifié alors qu’il était innocent ; il est donc le symbole unificateur de la communauté, et le martyr grâce auquel les Chinois ont pu demeurer à Tahiti. …”
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Implicit Learning of Parity and Magnitude Associations with Number Color by Talia L. Retter, Christine Schiltz

“…These results are in line with associative learning occurring at the category level, and, further, suggest automatic semantic processing of symbolic numerals in terms of parity and magnitude.…”
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Strengthening Russia’s International Prestige during the Northern War: Russian Diplomatic Institutions and Instruments by A. V. Topychkanov

“…Peter’s diplomats fought for symbolic capital by taking part in official negotiations and unofficial meetings, in diplomatic and court ceremonies, in gift-exchanging, and organizing various festivities. …”
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Misères et splendeurs d’un mendicant dans 'Le Seigneur vous le rendra' de Mahi Binebine by Mohamed Semlali

“…We propose to read this story as a picaresque tale with symbolic significance: the protagonist, forced to beg from birth, bears the brunt of his own mother’s monstrosity and dislike, worthy of the worst of the fairy tales. …”
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