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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
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
Subject
  • Individuation » Symbols, myths
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Nov 29, 2022