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Symbolic Representation and the Urban Milieu

American Journal of SociologyPublished 1 March 1958
Robert Wohl, Anselm L. Strauss
Citations71
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.81
SNIP2.56

TL;DR

The complexity of the city calls for symbolic management and its complicated spatial features require representation in the form of devices for simplifying and for evoking images and sentimet.

Abstract

The complexity of the city calls for symbolic management. Its complicated spatial features require representation in the form of devices for simplifying and for evoking images and sentimet. Verbal representation of cities has a formal nature. The availabel devices are popularly, frequently, and flexibly used. They are collective, as well as personal, representation.

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