cultural arbitrary

noun

arbitrary cultural constructions and beliefs that exist in the unconscious of an individual belonging to a culture

OriginFrench arbitraire culturel →
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Meanings

nouncultural arbitrary (plural cultural arbitraries)

plural cultural arbitraries

  1. arbitrary cultural constructions and beliefs that exist in the unconscious of an individual belonging to a culture

Origin

  1. Frencharbitraire culturel
  2. Englishcultural arbitrary

Calque of French arbitraire culturel, coined by Bourdieu

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APA

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Chicago

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