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Dayewalker (talk | contribs) Rvt to readd properly sourced material, "may be" is correct over "are" as no sourcing exists that ALL drifters are self-sufficient anticonformists. |
Reverted. The self-sufficient anticonformists is consistent with the French definition of the word Drifter (D%C3%A9rive). The statement is accurate, but probably needs an additional source. |
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A '''drifter''' is a wanderer with no residence or common means of support ([[Job (role)|job]]), and oftentimes no [[citizenship]]. Drifters |
A '''drifter''' is a wanderer with no residence or common means of support ([[Job (role)|job]]), and oftentimes no [[citizenship]]. Drifters are [[Self-sufficiency|self-sufficient]] [[Anticonformism|anticonformists]] who never stay at one place for a longer period of time, and continually move from one [[Location (geography)|location]] to another with no fixed destination, living a completely [[Free will|free]], fulfilling life.<ref>[http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drifter Definition of drifter] from Oxford Dictionaries Online</ref> |
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Drifters are sometimes referred to as [[Vagabond (person)|vagabonds]], [[Vagrancy (people)|vagrants]], or [[Rogue (vagrant)|rogues]]. Some of these terms were coined to have a negative connotation, with intention to divert people from having any relationships with drifters, or becoming drifters themselves. |
Drifters are sometimes referred to as [[Vagabond (person)|vagabonds]], [[Vagrancy (people)|vagrants]], or [[Rogue (vagrant)|rogues]]. Some of these terms were coined to have a negative connotation, with intention to divert people from having any relationships with drifters, or becoming drifters themselves. |
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There is a tendency for some chronically mentally ill patients to become drifters, often due to a lack of treatment and rehabilitation facilities and services in urban areas.<ref>Lamb, H.R. (September 1984). [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6479924 'Deinstitutionalization and the homeless mentally ill']. 35(9). [http://www.nih.gov PubMed U.S. National Institutes of Health]. Accessed June 2011.</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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Revision as of 20:24, 12 June 2011
A drifter is a wanderer with no residence or common means of support (job), and oftentimes no citizenship. Drifters are self-sufficient anticonformists who never stay at one place for a longer period of time, and continually move from one location to another with no fixed destination, living a completely free, fulfilling life.[1]
Drifters are sometimes referred to as vagabonds, vagrants, or rogues. Some of these terms were coined to have a negative connotation, with intention to divert people from having any relationships with drifters, or becoming drifters themselves.
Etymology
The concept to drift was first noted in French language with the term dérive, meaning an aimless walk of a drifter who follows the whim of the moment. Another French word with a similar meaning is flâneur.
Anarchist political groups, such as the Situationist International, claimed in the late 1950s that the idea of "drifting" is an attempt at analysis of the totality of everyday life, through the passive movement through space.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Definition of drifter from Oxford Dictionaries Online
- ^ Theory of the Dérive by Guy-Ernest Debord