0
Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Opening
Hello,
Can you think of a more appropriate word for 'opening' here or is it OK in this context?
Thank you.
What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility for different outcomes of interrelations of various social agents in a certain moment, at a certain locality, to generate greater or lesser crystallisation and reification of ethnic groups, that is to influence opening/closure (permeability/impermeability) of boundaries among different ethnic groups.
Can you think of a more appropriate word for 'opening' here or is it OK in this context?
Thank you.
What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility for different outcomes of interrelations of various social agents in a certain moment, at a certain locality, to generate greater or lesser crystallisation and reification of ethnic groups, that is to influence opening/closure (permeability/impermeability) of boundaries among different ethnic groups.
Top answer
The sentence as a whole is confusingly constructed; it is too convoluted. I have tried to sort out your intended meaning: What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility of different outcomes for the interrelations between various social agents at a certain moment and/or locality. This generates greater or lesser crystallisation and reification of ethnic groups, which influences the opening or closure (permeability or impermeability) of boundaries between the different groups.
- The sentence as a whole is confusingly constructed; it is too convoluted.
- I have tried to sort out your intended meaning: What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility of different outcomes for the interrelations between various social agents at a certain moment and/or locality.
- This generates greater or lesser crystallisation and reification of ethnic groups, which influences the opening or closure (permeability or impermeability) of boundaries between the different groups.
- )
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
The sentence as a whole is confusingly constructed; it is too convoluted. I have tried to sort out your intended meaning:
What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility of different outcomes for the interrelations between various social agents at a certain moment and/or loc
What may be the most important thing in Brubaker conceptualisation is that it permits the possibility of different outcomes for the interrelations between various social agents at a certain moment and/or loc
00
Related Questions