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LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ATTITUDE IN BULGARIA
LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ATTITUDE IN BULGARIA

Author(s): Mitko Momov, Mirena Patseva
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Politics and Identity
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: identity; social and political attitude; motherland; foreigner; meaning; longitudinal study;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents part of the data of a longitudinal study of the dynamics of the lexical meaning of words representing social terms. It is illustrated by the analysis of the concepts motherland and foreigner. It traces some aspects of the identity modification since 1989 - the beginning of democratic changes in Bulgaria. Our data show moderate consolidation and reduced emotional strength of reactions on subconscious level of associations.

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 15-26
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English