Problems
Strategies
Values
Legacy Data
About
Contact
uia.org
The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential
Search Problems
You are here
Home
English
Lack of commitment to common symbols
Name(s):
Lack of a common symbol
Unidentified unifying symbol
Unseen unifying symbols
Broader
Symbol system failure
Psychological environment degradation
Breakdown of local community cohesion
Reduces
Group mind
Related
Dietary restrictions
Collapse of belief systems
This problem is a member of 13 aggravating loops
Aggravates
Collapse of common values
[in 11 loops]
Reduction in symbolic celebrations
[in 2 loops]
Lack of symbolism in local relationships
Aggravated by
Cynicism
Scepticism
Ideological conflict
Conflicting symbol systems
Superstitious symbolic acts
Impoverished social environment
Disintegration of accepted myths
Symbols unrelated to human experience
Modern disruption of traditional symbol systems
Erosion of collective memory in traditional cultures
Absence of convincing symbols connecting the individual's life to the cosmos
Value(s)
Commitment
Common sense
Lack
Overcommitment
Unidentified
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems