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بناء خلفيات التفكير

English translation: shaping patterns of thinking/ thought

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Arabic term or phrase:بناء خلفيات التفكير
English translation:shaping patterns of thinking/ thought
Entered by: Khalid W

23:47 Mar 25, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Media / Multimedia
Arabic term or phrase: بناء خلفيات التفكير
This is in an article about Arab media, and at this point is discussing whether Arab media plays a role in disseminating conspiracy theories...I don't like "thinking backgrounds" or "backgrounds of thinking", they're meaningless to me as a native English speaker, but I'm struggling to come up with other ideas.

ويستند القول بأن وسائل الإعلام قد لعبت دورها في نشر التفكير التآمرى في المنطقة إلى ما انتهت إليه البحوث الخاصة بتقييم تأثيرات هذه الوسائل من أنها تمارس تأثيرا قويا فى بناء خلفيات التفكير لدى من يتعرضون لها.
Khalid W
Local time: 02:36
shaping patterns of thinking/ thought
Explanation:
Maybe?

institutional structures and norms shape patterns of thinking and. behaviour, but the missing link in the paper’s policy analysis is an ...
www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/colloquia2004/schofieldbou...

Laws play an educational role insofar as they shape patterns of thought and behavior, particularly about what is socially permissible and acceptable. ...
www.usccb.org/flwy/manandwoman.htm
Selected response from:

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Deborah's suggestion was very interesting too -- I couldn't find it more than two or three times on google, but will use 'mindset' elsewhere. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6shaping patterns of thinking/ thought
Nesrin
3 +3structuring the mindsets of those who ...
Bubo Coroman (X)
5creating prejudice/stereotypes.
Nadia Ayoub
5Creating Subconscious thinking or Creating accumulative subconscious thinking
Ghada Samir
4 +1Constructing ideation
Aljobury
5structuring subliminal thinking
zax
3forming the mentality
Alexander Yeltsov


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
shaping patterns of thinking/ thought


Explanation:
Maybe?

institutional structures and norms shape patterns of thinking and. behaviour, but the missing link in the paper’s policy analysis is an ...
www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/colloquia2004/schofieldbou...

Laws play an educational role insofar as they shape patterns of thought and behavior, particularly about what is socially permissible and acceptable. ...
www.usccb.org/flwy/manandwoman.htm


Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Deborah's suggestion was very interesting too -- I couldn't find it more than two or three times on google, but will use 'mindset' elsewhere. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh: or reshaping patterns of thinking
3 hrs
agree  Noha Mostafa
5 hrs
agree  naeim: great
5 hrs
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
7 hrs
agree  natasha stoyanova
8 hrs
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
8 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
structuring the mindsets of those who ...


Explanation:
خلفيات also means "settings", and in this context it could be "mindsets", defined as:

A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/mindset



Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
4 hrs
  -> thanks Ahmed, have a wonderful day! :-) Deborah
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
8 hrs
  -> thanks Noha, go well and take care :-) Deborah
agree  Yasser El Helw: Mindset crossed my mind too!
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Yasser, hope things are going great for you! Take care :-) Deborah
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
creating prejudice/stereotypes.


Explanation:
according to Webster's dictionary prejudice is: 1. an opinion formed before the facts are known, preconceived idea, usually one that is unfavorable. 2. an opinion held in disregard of fact that contradict it, unreasonable bias.
And stereotype is: a fixed idea or popular conception about how a certain type of person looks, acts, etc.
These are the words usually used in this context. By the way I'm a Mass Communication graduate.


Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Creating Subconscious thinking or Creating accumulative subconscious thinking


Explanation:
Since you're not looking for a literal translation, then these are my options for expressing the meaning you're looking for:
*Creating Subconscious thinking
or
* Creating accumulative subconscious thinking

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Constructing ideation


Explanation:
Good luck

Aljobury
Egypt
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): excellent and very succinct
36 mins
  -> Many thanks. Very gracious of you
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
structuring subliminal thinking


Explanation:
*

zax
Local time: 02:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
forming the mentality


Explanation:
I think it should work in this context

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2008-03-27 16:18:59 GMT)
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or "shaping the mentality"

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of: Russian
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