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THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF OIKONYMS. THE TERRITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANISATION OF THE ROMANIAN STATE BY DECREE NO. 799/1964 (English version)

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  • OVIDIU-CONSTANTIN CRAIU

    (Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Sociologie si Asistenta sociala)

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This article provides a comparative approach, from a psycho-social perspective, of the change of locality names. Two long periods were analysed: the Communist dictatorship period and the period following the 1989 events. By using the case study and social document review methods, we proved that oikonyms have a polymorphic social structure. In the last part of the article, we showed the current social trends with respect to the renaming of human settlements. From a theoretical point of view, the study is founded on the social memory theories.

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  • Ovidiu-Constantin Craiu, 2012. "THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF OIKONYMS. THE TERRITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANISATION OF THE ROMANIAN STATE BY DECREE NO. 799/1964 (English version)," Revista Romana de Sociologie, Revista Romana de Sociologie - actualizata si mentinuta de Editura Lumen/ Romanian Journal of Sociology, vol. 1, pages 115-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev19g:v:1-2:y:2012:i::p:115-132
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    Keywords

    toponym; oikonym; memory; social memory; locality name; collective memory; Decree No 799/1964;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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