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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > affinity communities > salons

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salons  

Definition

  • The salon was a half-social, half-intellectual event, hosted predominantly by educated, upper-class women. It functioned to promote greater knowledge and to facilitate the exchange of contemporary ideas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Salons]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J4TGP3MQ-K

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