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CONTRE-CULTURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- body art 1, record 1, English, body%20art
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Danse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- art corporel 1, record 1, French, art%20corporel
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'art corporel(body art) fait partie d’une contre-culture qui englobe la mode vestimentaire, le maquillage, l'alimentation, etc. C'est également une forme d’expression individuelle et la manifestation d’une diversité culturelle. 1, record 1, French, - art%20corporel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- counterculture
1, record 2, English, counterculture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- counter-culture 2, record 2, English, counter%2Dculture
- anti-culture 3, record 2, English, anti%2Dculture
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A culture, as that of many young people of the 1960's and 1970's, manifested by a lifestyle that is opposed to the prevailing culture. 4, record 2, English, - counterculture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contre-culture
1, record 2, French, contre%2Dculture
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- anticulture 2, record 2, French, anticulture
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de vie et système de valeurs qui s’opposent, pour la renverser, à la culture de la majorité. 1, record 2, French, - contre%2Dculture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- contracultura
1, record 2, Spanish, contracultura
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- anticultura 1, record 2, Spanish, anticultura
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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