moralization
- noun
- /ˌmɔːrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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moralización
- Thus, the process of moralization brings within the moral domain activities that previously fell outside of it.
- moralization campaign
- moralization process
Examples
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Moralization, as described, is the social process by which activities come to be seen as falling within the moral domain.
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Many psychologists regard the moralization process as necessarily traumatic, but I regard it as a natural part of normal personality development.
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Again, many of its initial actions focused on a moralization campaign.
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I suggest that this approach to public health promotion will often, directly or indirectly, support the moralization of people's behavior.
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I suggest that, in general, states ought to avoid enacting policies and practices aimed at health promotion that contribute to moralization and moralism.
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Moralization may also indirectly harm people by reinforcing the idea that people can and should alter their behavior.
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Kohlberg saw moralization as a process of internalization of cultural or parental norms (Kohlberg 1976).
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The moralization of public behavior can lead to increased community standards.
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Education plays a key role in the moralization of society by instilling ethical values in young people.
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Through storytelling, we can facilitate the moralization of complex issues by highlighting their ethical implications.
Antonyms
How Moralizing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moralization comes from moral plus the ending -ize meaning 'to make' and -ation meaning 'the act of'. So moralization is the act of making something more moral, for example adding fairness or respect to a workplace or a story.