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conventionalization

conventionalization

9.1
The act of making something follow the usual way people do things
  • noun
  • /kənˌvɛnʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : convencionalización
  • The fashion industry often leads to the conventionalization of styles that everyone ends up following.
  • marital conventionalization
  • satisfaction and conventionalization
  • adjustment and conventionalization

Examples

  • In literature, the conventionalization of certain plot structures can make stories feel predictable.

  • The artist's work reflects a conventionalization of traditional themes into modern forms.

  • GB: But unfortunately, despite your efforts, that conventionalization seems to have happened.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The second factor for wives contained only two conventionalization items, both of which loaded below .40.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The marital conventionalization scale had the same underlying factor as marital satisfaction.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Overall, these three studies seem to suggest that marital conventionalization is associated more with the quality of the marriage rather than representing a separate construct such as social desirability.

    Academic text (1996)
  • For example, the tendency to describe the marital relationship in unrealistically positive terms is called marital conventionalization.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Husbands and wives tend to report similar levels of marital satisfaction and conventionalization, especially among dissatisfied couples and couples with a high level of satisfaction.

    Academic text (1996)
  • First, the common endorsement of items in marital conventionalization scales testifies to the tendency to see the partner and the marriage "through rose-colored glasses."

    Academic text (1996)
  • Ordinarily, these scores are corrected for marital conventionalization using the Idealistic Distortion score.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

standardization
vsconventionalization
9 4.8

Making things follow the same rules so they match

is about adapting items to existing conventional styles rather than making new standards
normalization
vsconventionalization
  • Formal
2 5.6

Making rules so things are the same

focuses on following conventional styles instead of formal rule creation
regularization
vsconventionalization
1 6.7

Making something regular and the same in every part

focuses on conforming to accepted styles rather than enforcing system regularity
uniformization
vsconventionalization
7.2

Making different things follow the same rules

aims to make items follow social or stylistic conventions rather than mere uniformity
restandardization
vsconventionalization
  • Formal
8.1

The act of making new rules for tests and tools that already have rules

is about adjusting items to existing conventional styles rather than revising standards

Antonyms

Making something fit one person's needs

How Conventional

conventionalization
9.1
modification
137 3.9
innovation
310 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

conventionalization = conventionalize (transparent) = convention + al + ize + ation

The noun is formed by adding a standard nominalizing suffix '-ation' to the verb 'conventionalize', making the process meaning clear.

Etymology

Conventionalization comes from convention, a word that originally meant 'coming together' or 'an agreement', plus the ending -ization meaning 'the process of making'. So conventionalization is the process of making something fit the usual or agreed rules or styles.