Example: La historia de las mentalidades revela cambios profundos en la cultura.
Definition
"La historia de las mentalidades" refers to the study of the collective ways of thinking, beliefs, and cultural attitudes that shape societies over time, revealing deep changes in culture and social consciousness throughout history.
The phrase "la historia de las mentalidades" comes from Spanish, where "historia" means history and "mentalidades" refers to mentalities or ways of thinking. This term emerged in historical studies to emphasize the exploration of collective mindsets rather than just political or economic events.
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"La historia de las mentalidades" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - History - (C2) - set 1", containing 212 commonly used words.
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