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Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs.

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tagsja-picks, definitional_content, singleton, xref, category/definitional-content
aliases@ambedkar_annihilation_2014, loc. 161

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Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs.

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In a ritual definition, communication is linked to terms such as “sharing,” “participation,” “association,” “fellowship,” and “the possession of a common faith.” This definition exploits the ancient identity and common roots of the terms “commonness,” “communion,” “community,” and “communication.” A ritual view of communication is directed not toward the extension of messages in space but toward the maintenance of society in time; not the act of imparting information but the representation of shared beliefs. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

For such a thing as vocation to be possible, there must exist that harmony, whatever its origin, between the structure and development of society, and individual qualities and impulses. It is this general premise that constitutes the ultimate basis of the idea that for every personality there exist a position and a function in society to which he is called and which he must seek and find. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 191 (#complicates, via linked claim)

The ritual view of communication, though a minor thread in our national thought, is by far the older of those views—old enough in fact for dictionaries to list it under “Archaic.” In a ritual definition, communication is linked to terms such as “sharing,” “participation,” “association,” “fellowship,” and “the possession of a common faith.” This definition exploits the ancient identity and common roots of the terms “commonness,” “communion,” “community,” and “communication.” A ritual view of communication is directed not toward the extension of messages in space but toward the maintenance of society in time; not the act of imparting information but the representation of shared beliefs. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 (#expands, via linked claim)

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  • XREF: connects to: Shared language and culture do not constitute belonging to a nation.; Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 377; Communication’s ritual view aims at maintaining society in time, not extending messages in space. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 (+11 more)

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