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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
1. The state or condition of being '''''disillusioned''''' | 1. The state or condition of being '''''disillusioned''''' | ||
:a.trans. To [[freedom|free]] from [[illusion]]; to disenchant, undeceive, disillusionize. | :a.trans. To [[freedom|free]] from [[illusion]]; to disenchant, undeceive, disillusionize. | ||
===Chronologic Samples=== | ===Chronologic Samples=== | ||
| − | *1864 Reader 1 Oct. 417 Captain Burton..disillusioned many | + | *1864 Reader 1 Oct. 417 Captain Burton..disillusioned many by stating that the plain on which it stands was by no means unlike some parts of central equatorial Africa. |
*1876 W. C. RUSSELL Is he the Man? III. 193 His voice disillusioned me in a second. | *1876 W. C. RUSSELL Is he the Man? III. 193 His voice disillusioned me in a second. | ||
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Disilusionment''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Disillusionment this link].</center> | ||
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==Creative Repercussions== | ==Creative Repercussions== | ||
===Lost Generation=== | ===Lost Generation=== | ||
| − | This term was coined by [[author]] and [[poet]] Gertrude Stein to characterize a general motif of '''''disillusionment''''' of American literary notables who lived in Paris and Europe after [[World War I|First World War]], especially after military service in the war. Figures identified with the "Lost Generation" included authors and artists such as [ | + | This term was coined by [[author]] and [[poet]] Gertrude Stein to characterize a general motif of '''''disillusionment''''' of American literary notables who lived in Paris and Europe after [[World War I|First World War]], especially after military service in the war. Figures identified with the "Lost Generation" included authors and artists such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway Ernest Hemingway], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound Ezra Pound], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos John Dos Passos], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck John Steinbeck]. |
The term has latterly been used as a generic shorthand for groups of young people disproportionately affected by [[economic]] shocks, often involving lengthy periods of unemployment, such as those affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[1][2]. This is partly based on [[evidence]] that it can be difficult for those affected to get back into employment when economic activity picks up. | The term has latterly been used as a generic shorthand for groups of young people disproportionately affected by [[economic]] shocks, often involving lengthy periods of unemployment, such as those affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[1][2]. This is partly based on [[evidence]] that it can be difficult for those affected to get back into employment when economic activity picks up. | ||
===The Counterculture=== | ===The Counterculture=== | ||
| − | In the 1960s "dropping out" was used to mean withdrawing from established [[society]], especially because of disillusion with [[convention]]al [[values]]. It is a term commonly associated with the 1960s [ | + | In the 1960s "dropping out" was used to mean withdrawing from established [[society]], especially because of disillusion with [[convention]]al [[values]]. It is a term commonly associated with the 1960s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture counterculture]. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out Turn on, tune in, drop out]. The academic, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Farquharson Robin Farquharson], wrote a book; entitled Drop Out!, about his own [[experience]]s dropping out of university life after he saw Timothy Leary's "Turn on..." statement on television. |
====Notable "Dropouts"==== | ====Notable "Dropouts"==== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein Albert Einstein] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates Bill Gates] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau Henry David Thoreau] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell Michael Dell] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Walt Disney] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers Wright Brothers] |
[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
[[Category: Sociology]] | [[Category: Sociology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:57, 12 December 2020
Definition
1. The state or condition of being disillusioned
Chronologic Samples
- 1864 Reader 1 Oct. 417 Captain Burton..disillusioned many by stating that the plain on which it stands was by no means unlike some parts of central equatorial Africa.
- 1876 W. C. RUSSELL Is he the Man? III. 193 His voice disillusioned me in a second.
Creative Repercussions
Lost Generation
This term was coined by author and poet Gertrude Stein to characterize a general motif of disillusionment of American literary notables who lived in Paris and Europe after First World War, especially after military service in the war. Figures identified with the "Lost Generation" included authors and artists such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, and John Steinbeck.
The term has latterly been used as a generic shorthand for groups of young people disproportionately affected by economic shocks, often involving lengthy periods of unemployment, such as those affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[1][2]. This is partly based on evidence that it can be difficult for those affected to get back into employment when economic activity picks up.
The Counterculture
In the 1960s "dropping out" was used to mean withdrawing from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values. It is a term commonly associated with the 1960s counterculture. See Turn on, tune in, drop out. The academic, Robin Farquharson, wrote a book; entitled Drop Out!, about his own experiences dropping out of university life after he saw Timothy Leary's "Turn on..." statement on television.
