Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بناء خلفيات التفكير
English translation:
shaping patterns of thinking/ thought
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Khalid W
Mar 25, 2008 23:47
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term
بناء خلفيات التفكير
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Media / Multimedia
This is in an article about Arab media, and at this point is discussing whether Arab media plays a role in disseminating conspiracy theories...I don't like "thinking backgrounds" or "backgrounds of thinking", they're meaningless to me as a native English speaker, but I'm struggling to come up with other ideas.
ويستند القول بأن وسائل الإعلام قد لعبت دورها في نشر التفكير التآمرى في المنطقة إلى ما انتهت إليه البحوث الخاصة بتقييم تأثيرات هذه الوسائل من أنها تمارس تأثيرا قويا فى بناء خلفيات التفكير لدى من يتعرضون لها.
ويستند القول بأن وسائل الإعلام قد لعبت دورها في نشر التفكير التآمرى في المنطقة إلى ما انتهت إليه البحوث الخاصة بتقييم تأثيرات هذه الوسائل من أنها تمارس تأثيرا قويا فى بناء خلفيات التفكير لدى من يتعرضون لها.
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shaping patterns of thinking/ thought
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institutional structures and norms shape patterns of thinking and. behaviour, but the missing link in the paper’s policy analysis is an ...
www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/colloquia2004/schofieldbou...
Laws play an educational role insofar as they shape patterns of thought and behavior, particularly about what is socially permissible and acceptable. ...
www.usccb.org/flwy/manandwoman.htm
institutional structures and norms shape patterns of thinking and. behaviour, but the missing link in the paper’s policy analysis is an ...
www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/colloquia2004/schofieldbou...
Laws play an educational role insofar as they shape patterns of thought and behavior, particularly about what is socially permissible and acceptable. ...
www.usccb.org/flwy/manandwoman.htm
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Comment: "Deborah's suggestion was very interesting too -- I couldn't find it more than two or three times on google, but will use 'mindset' elsewhere. Thanks!"
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structuring the mindsets of those who ...
خلفيات also means "settings", and in this context it could be "mindsets", defined as:
A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/mindset
A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/mindset
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AhmedAMS
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thanks Ahmed, have a wonderful day! :-) Deborah
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
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thanks Noha, go well and take care :-) Deborah
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Yasser El Helw
: Mindset crossed my mind too!
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Thank you Yasser, hope things are going great for you! Take care :-) Deborah
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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creating prejudice/stereotypes.
according to Webster's dictionary prejudice is: 1. an opinion formed before the facts are known, preconceived idea, usually one that is unfavorable. 2. an opinion held in disregard of fact that contradict it, unreasonable bias.
And stereotype is: a fixed idea or popular conception about how a certain type of person looks, acts, etc.
These are the words usually used in this context. By the way I'm a Mass Communication graduate.
And stereotype is: a fixed idea or popular conception about how a certain type of person looks, acts, etc.
These are the words usually used in this context. By the way I'm a Mass Communication graduate.
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Creating Subconscious thinking or Creating accumulative subconscious thinking
Since you're not looking for a literal translation, then these are my options for expressing the meaning you're looking for:
*Creating Subconscious thinking
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* Creating accumulative subconscious thinking
*Creating Subconscious thinking
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* Creating accumulative subconscious thinking
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Constructing ideation
Good luck
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Bubo Coroman (X)
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Many thanks. Very gracious of you
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structuring subliminal thinking
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Alexander Yeltsov
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to Russian, and 1 more.
forming the mentality
I think it should work in this context
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2008-03-27 16:18:59 GMT)
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or "shaping the mentality"
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2008-03-27 16:18:59 GMT)
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or "shaping the mentality"
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