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collective consciousness  

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  • Collective consciousness, also known as conscience collective, refers to a shared, intersubjective understanding of common norms and values among a group of people. The concept was developed by eminent French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858–1917). [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Collective Consciousness]

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