A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Retreatism
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/rɪˈ[trit]ɪzəm/ ri-tree-tiz-uhm
(noun) Sociology.
the rejection of culturally prescribed goals and the conventional means for attaining them. It could lead to asocialization, [depersonalization], social alienation, [Anomie] (normslessness), psychic dysfunctions, which could on the other hand result in criminal intentions and/or deeds (because of social deviance due to the aforementioned states) or rebellious attitudes (i.e. pursuit of activities advancing new means and new goals, usually via all means possible).
Aside from disrespect and rejection of the institutionalized means and cultural goals (values) of a society, retreatism could also stem from the institutionalization of individualization and most often from social inequalities.
Origin:
retreat [-ism]
Related forms:
retreatist, noun
Terminology:
see [Mertons] Strain theory (Sociology) for details
Sources: Dictionary.com, Wikipedia.org
Retreatism meaning & definition 1 of Retreatism.
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Withdrawal, especially from society; (Sociology) the abandonment or rejection of culturally approved goals and the institutionalized means of attaining them, induced by a perceived inability to achieve those goals.
Retreatism meaning & definition 2 of Retreatism.
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A word describing the [cowardly] [compulsion] to [flee].
Retreatism meaning & definition 3 of Retreatism.