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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Lack of commitment to common symbols

Lack of commitment to common symbols

  • Lack of a common symbol
  • Unidentified unifying symbol
  • Unseen unifying symbols

Broader

Psychological environment degradation
Excellent
Breakdown of local community cohesion
Presentable
Symbol system failure
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Lack of symbolism in local relationships
Presentable
Reduction in symbolic celebrations
Yet to rate
Collapse of common values
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Modern disruption of traditional symbol systems
Presentable
Erosion of collective memory in traditional cultures
Presentable
Cynicism
Presentable
Impoverished social environment
Unpresentable
Symbols unrelated to human experience
Yet to rate
Superstitious symbolic acts
Yet to rate
Scepticism
Yet to rate
Ideological conflict
Yet to rate
Disintegration of accepted myths
Yet to rate
Conflicting symbol systems
Yet to rate
Absence of convincing symbols connecting the individual's life to the cosmos
Yet to rate

Reduces

Group mind
Yet to rate

Related

Dietary restrictions
Yet to rate
Collapse of belief systems
Yet to rate

Value

Unidentified
Yet to rate
Overcommitment
Yet to rate
Lack
Yet to rate
Common sense
Yet to rate
Commitment
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Individuation » Symbols, myths
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E8814
    DOCID
    11588140
    D7NID
    132536
    Last update
    Nov 29, 2022