政治象征/符号的文化功能浅析

政治象征/符号通过其意义表述和价值阐释，具有提供社会记忆、寻求政治认同、整合意识形态和实施政治社会化四种文化功能，中心目标在于对政治权力的合法性论证和辩护。政治象征/符号须在不断的重复运用中达成其文化功能。它们是政治过程的一种持久性动力因素，也是揭示不同社会政治特性的文化指示器。

An Analysis of the Cultural Functions of Political Symbols and Signs

As forms of the interpretations of significance and value,political symbols and signs have such four cultural functions as providing social memory,seeking for political identity,integrating ideology and executing political socialization and their main goal is to demonstrate and defend the legality of political power.The cultural functions of political symbols and signs should be realized through repeated practice.Hence,they are both lasting dynamic factors in the political process and the important cultural indicator in observing the political features of different societies.