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Collective consciousness

Collective consciousness, collective conscience, or collective conscious (French: conscience collective) is the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society. In general, it does not refer to the specifically moral conscience, but to a shared understanding of social norms.

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Historical use of collective consciousness

SociologistÉmile DurkheimThe Division of Labour in SocietyScipio SigheleSigmund Freud
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Theories of collective consciousness

AnomieAntonio GramsciSelf
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Collective consciousness in society

MediaFolk storiesOral traditions
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Overview

FrenchSolidarityMemesGroup-thinkHerd behavior
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Historical use of collective consciousness

Theories of collective consciousness

Collective consciousness in society

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Collective consciousness

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Collective consciousness

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related to Historical use of collective consciousness · 16
Collective consciousness → Durkheim, Durkheim's, English, French, Given, He, La Foule Criminele, Labour, Scipio Sighele, Sigmund Freud’s, Society, Some, The, The Division, The French, This
related to Collective consciousness in society · 9
Collective consciousness → According, Burns, Egdahl, Formal, Informal, Society, The, This, Tsoukalas
related to Gramsci · 7
Collective consciousness → According, Antonio Gramsci, Gramsci's, Michelle Filippini, Prison Notebooks, State, The
related to Zukerfield · 6
Collective consciousness → As Zukerfeld, Collective, Even, Marxism, The, Zukerfield
related to Literary and oral tradition · 5
Collective consciousness → Current, In, Serbian, There, Wolfgang Ernst
related to Durkheim · 3
Collective consciousness → Durkheim, Durkheim In Suicide, This

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Collective consciousnessrelated to DurkheimDurkheim In Suicide0.60section
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