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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Symbol system failure

Symbol system failure

Broader

Cultural revolution
Presentable
Disintegration
Unpresentable
Loss of cultural heritage
Yet to rate

Narrower

Modern disruption of traditional symbol systems
Presentable
Lack of symbolism in local relationships
Presentable
Inadequate existing symbols for marriage
Presentable
Communication breakdown
Presentable
Reduction in symbolic celebrations
Yet to rate
Lack of commitment to common symbols
Yet to rate
Failure of motivating socio-dramas
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

Aggravates

Decreasing participation in collective religious worship
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Symbols unrelated to human experience
Yet to rate

Related

Cultural fragmentation
Presentable
Preoccupation with historical symbolism
Yet to rate

Strategy

Averting symbol system failure
Yet to rate

Value

Failure
Yet to rate

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Cybernetics » Systems
  • Individuation » Symbols, myths
  • Societal problems » Failure
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
F3715
DOCID
11637150
D7NID
149152
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/symbol-system-failure
Last update
Dec 3, 2024