Deindividualization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of deindividualizing. uncountable, usually

    "Anthropologists studying aid agencies have found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work. It may be inevitable that large assistance organizations tend to objectify, simplify, and universalize the people under their care."

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"Anthropologists studying aid agencies have found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work. It may be inevitable that large assistance organizations tend to objectify, simplify, and universalize the people under their care."

Etymology

From de- + individualization.

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