Amatonormativity
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship. neologism, uncountable
"Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one form of caring relationship at the expense of noncomformists, whose opportunities are thereby significantly worsened."
Example
More examples"Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one form of caring relationship at the expense of noncomformists, whose opportunities are thereby significantly worsened."
Etymology
A compound of Latin amātō or amātus and normativity, modeled on heteronormativity and coined by philosophy professor Elizabeth Brake in 2011.
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