ISBN:
9781443868952
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1443868957
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1322215928
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9781322215921
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxiv, 277 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.3
Keywords:
Social conflict
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Binary principle (Linguistics)
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Child development
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Social skills in children
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Socialization
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Communication studies
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Military history
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Binary principle (Linguistics)
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Social conflict
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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Society & social sciences
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Defining things through binary opposition - male/female, familiar/foreign, life/death - forms the base of human thinking. Adding moral assessment to logic, we often represent binaries even as divisions into good and evil. Exclusions based on the division of Us vs. Them make their presence felt during any conflict, and become crucial in times of war. However, binary thinking is inherent also in peaceful, everyday conversation, when politics, social issues, ethnicities and religious identities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Print version record
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