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COLLECTIVE MEMORY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collective memory
1, record 1, English, collective%20memory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structures, ideas, feelings, and memory traces presumed to be inherited. 2, record 1, English, - collective%20memory
Record 1, Key term(s)
- racial memory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire collective
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20collective
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon Halbwachs, une mémoire collective permettrait aux groupes sociaux de conserver certaines institutions à travers tous les bouleversements sociaux. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20collective
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología social
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- memoria colectiva
1, record 1, Spanish, memoria%20colectiva
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- collective memory
1, record 2, English, collective%20memory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those structures, perceptions, etc, which are presumed to be "inherited". 1, record 2, English, - collective%20memory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mémoire collective
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20collective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structures, perceptions, etc, qui sont présumément «héritées». 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20collective
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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