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Janewantslearn Posted 10 years ago
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Please help me understand this sentence.
They attach greater significance to the ways people see their objective situation, to the significance of ideology, struggle between classes in the realm of cultural production and the production of symbolic meanings as active forces in historical change.
1. I couldn't figure out which terms the word "struggle" between with. Between classes? Or the two phrases I underlined.
2. What does the phrase "production of symbolic meanings" mean? Does it mean production's symbolic meanings? Or symbolic meanings' production. But I feel neither of them are active forces in historical change.
Thanks a lot!
1. I couldn't figure out which terms the word "struggle" between with. Between classes? Or the two phrases I underlined.
2. What does the phrase "production of symbolic meanings" mean? Does it mean production's symbolic meanings? Or symbolic meanings' production. But I feel neither of them are active forces in historical change.
Thanks a lot!
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My understanding of this is: They attach greater significance to the ways people see their objective situation, to the significance of ideology, (to the) struggle between classes in the realm of cultural production, and (to) the production of symbolic meanings as active forces in historical change. The "struggle" is between classes in the realm of cultural production. "The production of symbolic meanings" means just that: people produce symbolic meanings of various kinds and these symbolic meanings can become forces for historical change.
- My understanding of this is: They attach greater significance to the ways people see their objective situation, to the significance of ideology, (to the) struggle between classes in the realm of cultural production, and (to) the production of symbolic meanings as active forces in historical change.
- The "struggle" is between classes in the realm of cultural production.
- "The production of symbolic meanings" means just that: people produce symbolic meanings of various kinds and these symbolic meanings can become forces for historical change.
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My understanding of this is:
They attach greater significance
to the ways people see their objective situation,
to the significance of ideology,
(to the) struggle between classes in the realm of cultural production,
and (to) the production of symbolic meanings as active forces in historical change.
The "struggle" is between classes in the real
They attach greater significance
to the ways people see their objective situation,
to the significance of ideology,
(to the) struggle between classes in the realm of cultural production,
and (to) the production of symbolic meanings as active forces in historical change.
The "struggle" is between classes in the real
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Hi anonymous friend,
Thank you very much for answering my question. I like your answer, and think the explanation fits grammar very well, but I still couldn't understand why "these symbolic meanings" can become active forces.
I thought about this sentence for a night, and got another structure, but I don't know if it makes sense.
The new structure is:
They atta
Thank you very much for answering my question. I like your answer, and think the explanation fits grammar very well, but I still couldn't understand why "these symbolic meanings" can become active forces.
I thought about this sentence for a night, and got another structure, but I don't know if it makes sense.
The new structure is:
They atta
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