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BIPOLARIDAD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multipolarity
1, record 1, English, multipolarity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An international balance-of-power situation characterized by the existence of a number of power centers. 1, record 1, English, - multipolarity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The proponents of multipolarity admit that there are circumstances under which an international system of many equivalent powers could become unstable. 1, record 1, English, - multipolarity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- multipolarité
1, record 1, French, multipolarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le concept de multipolarité est étroitement lié à celui de multilatéralisme. Il peut tout aussi bien se rapporter à l'étude d'une relation inter-étatique qu'à un cas d'étude sur un pays en particulier. 2, record 1, French, - multipolarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La multipolarité définit l’existence au sein de l’espace mondiale de plusieurs puissances capables de peser et de rivaliser. 3, record 1, French, - multipolarit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- multipolaridad
1, record 1, Spanish, multipolaridad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Característica que presenta el sistema internacional cuando las capacidades están distribuidas entre varios centros de poder que compiten hasta cierto punto entre ellos, ya sea en el plano político, militar o económico, y cuyas políticas, decisiones e intereses deben tomarse en cuenta en el diseño de la política de los otros actores. 1, record 1, Spanish, - multipolaridad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un elemento importante de multipolaridad se ha configurado en el surgimiento del movimiento de estados no alineados, que han asumido posiciones intermedias entre los bloques internacionales en pugna y han modificado la agenda de la política global, contribuyendo en ambos aspectos a moderar la bipolaridad del sistema. 1, record 1, Spanish, - multipolaridad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Endocrine System and Metabolism
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prepuberty
1, record 2, English, prepuberty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phase which immediately precedes puberty. 1, record 2, English, - prepuberty
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prépuberté
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9pubert%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de la vie qui précède immédiatement la puberté. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9pubert%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Sistemas endocrino y metabólico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- prepubertad
1, record 2, Spanish, prepubertad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prepubertad. En esta subetapa de la vida(10 a 12 años aproximadamente) en donde comienzan a apreciarse los primeros y quizá más bruscos cambios en la constitución física y en la personalidad del joven. Las manifestaciones conductales típicas son : cambios bruscos en el ánimo, irritabilidad, hipersensibilidad y bipolaridad entre introversión y extroversión; en términos generales, una personalidad que se muestra desintegrada e inestable. 1, record 2, Spanish, - prepubertad
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bipolarity
1, record 3, English, bipolarity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term that describes the tendency for states to group into two opposed blocs or sets of alliances, and, in particular, is applied to the post-1945 'cold war' situation, in which the USA and the USSR were seen as leaders of two opposed groups of states and all other states were regarded either as members of one or the other camp, or as uncommitted neutrals. 1, record 3, English, - bipolarity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are ... three arguments against bipolarity as a desirable ... international system. The first is that bipolarity comprehends only one of the impulsions to expansion or aggression, ... 1, record 3, English, - bipolarity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bipolarité
1, record 3, French, bipolarit%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bipolaridad
1, record 3, Spanish, bipolaridad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Característica que presenta el sistema internacional cuando está dividido en dos bloques, agrupados en torno a otros tantos centros de poder que han acumulado los recursos necesarios para imponer en lo sustancial su línea de conducta a los Estados alineados dentro de su bloque y para intermediar o condicionar sus relaciones o sus conflictos con el otro bloque o con los demás miembros de dicha agrupación. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bipolaridad
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El sistema internacional contemporáneo combina elementos de bipolaridad político-estratégica con elementos de multipolaridad política y económica. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bipolaridad
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