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symbolic boundaries: a standalone construct

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Sociology

conceptual distinctions people use to categorize objects, people and practices, which can become social boundaries.

In sociology, symbolic boundaries refers to conceptual distinctions people use to categorize objects, people and practices, which can become social boundaries. This meaning comes from Lamont (2002) in Annual Review of Sociology.[1]

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Lamont, M., & Molnár, V. (2002). The Study of Boundaries in the Social Sciences. Annual Review of Sociology, 28(1), 167-195. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141107

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