Casualization
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of casualisation. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"But in the words of a recent National Research Council report, women have "entered academia in increasing numbers at a time when opportunities for obtaining more permanent and prestigious faculty positions [have] begun to decline" […]. In some disciplines, the casualization of the academic workforce has reached crisis proportions […]."
Example
More examples"But in the words of a recent National Research Council report, women have "entered academia in increasing numbers at a time when opportunities for obtaining more permanent and prestigious faculty positions [have] begun to decline" […]. In some disciplines, the casualization of the academic workforce has reached crisis proportions […]."
Etymology
From casual + -ization.
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