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VITAL SPACE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- personal space
1, record 1, English, personal%20space
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vital space 2, record 1, English, vital%20space
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An invisible "bubble" of space that we consider our own, and which we do not like to have violated by strangers ( or sometimes even by close friends). 3, record 1, English, - personal%20space
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Overcrowding may cause stress because it forces organisms to intrude on each other's personal space. 3, record 1, English, - personal%20space
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espace personnel
1, record 1, French, espace%20personnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- espace vital 2, record 1, French, espace%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace invisible que chacun exige autour de lui et dans lequel il ne tolère la présence d'aucun intrus. 1, record 1, French, - espace%20personnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impiéter sur l'espace vital d'autrui. 2, record 1, French, - espace%20personnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l'intérieur d'un domaine vital, qu'il partage avec d'autres et qui lui procure sécurité et nourriture, l'animal va circonscrire un territoire délimité d'une certaine manière. C'est au sein de ce territoire que l'abri, le gîte, le nid ou le terrier va constituer l'espace personnel qui sera farouchement défendu contre tout intrus (y compris parfois le mâle, une fois que l'accouplement a eu lieu). Chez les êtres humains [l'espace personnel] représente un espace invisible que chacun exige autour de lui et dans lequel il accepte difficilement la présence des autres [...] 1, record 1, French, - espace%20personnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- living space 1, record 2, English, living%20space
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Lebensraum 1, record 2, English, Lebensraum
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The concept formulated by the national socialists of the 1930's to justify the annexation and amalgamation of territory, as the German state's need to expand, based on the country's population. 1, record 2, English, - living%20space
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Haushofer presented no criteria by which to judge the adequacy of a nation's living-space, other than measuring the ratio of people to land. The very existence of a nation, he wrote depends upon the possession of adequate space. 1, record 2, English, - living%20space
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The concept of Lebensraum, or living space, became the core of Haushofer's Geopolitik, in particular the Lebensraum of Germany itself. 1, record 2, English, - living%20space
Record 2, Key term(s)
- vital space
- Lebens raum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- espace vital
1, record 2, French, espace%20vital
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie issue du national socialisme selon laquelle tout territoire nécessaire à l'expansion de l'Empire allemand doit lui être rattaché. 1, record 2, French, - espace%20vital
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pourtant le programme national-socialiste reprend les thèmes fondamentaux du pangermanisme : la notion de «l'espace vital» - la volonté de donner à l'État une étendue de territoire qui soit «en rapport avec le chiffre de la population», et qui assure à la race allemande les moyens d'existence nécessaires. 1, record 2, French, - espace%20vital
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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