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All human beings are in the complex process of meaning making. Through sensation and perception we long to organize our experience of thoughts and feelings into patterns that represent something worthwhile and potentially significant. We long to know that we matter and possess a distinctive individualized purpose while belonging to something or someone.
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Taylor, S.M. (2015). From “Grilled Cheesus” to “The Quarterback”. In: Johnson, B.C., Faill, D.K. (eds) Glee and New Directions for Social Change. Youth, Media, & Culture Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-905-0_11
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