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commemoration: a standalone construct

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the selection of past events and persons for public honor, which reflects both the past and the needs of the present.

In sociology, commemoration refers to the selection of past events and persons for public honor, which reflects both the past and the needs of the present. This meaning comes from Schwartz (1982) in Social Forces.[1]

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References

  1. Schwartz, B. (1982). The Social Context of Commemoration: A Study in Collective Memory. Social Forces, 61(2), 374. https://doi.org/10.2307/2578232

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