Article: interpellation

Article: Shiloni
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      11 words ...or Shilonites : see Shelah 1. The term refers to inhabitants of Shiloh.

Article: Louis Althusser and the traditions of French Marxism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News;  February 1, 2006 ;     82 words ...0739113070 Louis Althusser and the traditions of French Marxism. Lewis, William S. Lexington...French Marxism from 1920 to 1956. He then situates the work of Louis Althusser within that tradition, offering theoretical exposition of Althusser...

Article: Louis Althusser
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Louis Althusser Aligned with the French Communist Party, philosopher Louis Althusser (1918-1990) strove to explain contemporary...doctrines of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Louis Althusser was born at Birmandreis, Algeria (then a...

Article: sinus
World Encyclopedia;      44 words ...sinus Hollow space or cavity, usually in bone. Most often the term refers to the paranasal sinuses, any of the four sets of air-filled cavities in the skull near the nose: the maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid. These may become infected and inflamed (sinusitis), causing pain.

Article: thermophilous species
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      37 words ...thermophilous species A warmth-loving species. In pollen analysis (see PALYNOLOGY ) the term refers in particular to a species, genus, or family characteristic of warmer environments than those otherwise indicated by the pollen record.

Article: degenerate phase
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      132 words ......of grassland and heathland communities . In grassland, the term refers to the extended colonization by lichens of the small, grassy...hummocks starts and a new cycle begins. In heathland, the term refers to Calluna vulgaris plants that are 20, 30, or more years...

Article: women's movement
A Dictionary of Sociology;      62 words ...women's movement This term refers to the mobilization of women around the project of changing and improving their position in society. It is often used interchangeably...

Article: family, extended
A Dictionary of Sociology;      53 words ...family, extended This term refers to a family system in which several generations live in one household . Nostalgia for the extended family is based largely on myth...

Article: Jina
A Dictionary of Buddhism;      78 words ...Jina (Skt.). A title used of the Buddhas, meaning ‘victor’. The term refers to the fact that through his enlightenment ( bodhi ) a Buddha conquers all the negative forces which hold beings captive in sam...

Article: hassō
A Dictionary of Buddhism;      96 words ...hassō (Jap.; Chin., pa hsiang). In east Asian Buddhism , this term refers to the ‘eight acts’ of the Buddha through which he revealed the teachings and saved other beings. Although lists...

Article: over-determine
A Dictionary of Sociology;      76 words ......to denote multiple determinations—and hence interpretations—of dreams. The concept was subsequently used by Louis Althusser in For Marx (1966) to indicate multiple historical causation. Althusser contrasted this view of causation with the Hegelian...

Article: solidarism
A Dictionary of Sociology;      136 words ...solidarism This term refers to a belief in the sharing of aims and interests. Solidarity is valued as a source of strength and resistance, and by implication...

Article: problematic
A Dictionary of Sociology;      133 words ...problematic A structuralist Marxist term, popularized by Louis Althusser , which refers to ‘the particular unity of a theoretical formation’, the interdependence of its component concepts...

Article: thermal
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      91 words ...thermal Used as a noun, the term refers to air that rises in a column over some localized heat source; it rises through the atmospheric environment as a result of its...