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subjectivization

subjectivization

9.9
A process in which a person becomes aware of themselves and their social identity
  • noun
  • /səbˌdʒɛktɪvaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : subjetivación
  • The artist's work emphasizes the subjectivization of emotion, allowing viewers to connect on a personal level.

Examples

  • The citizen-worker-subject is trapped in an infinite cycle of subjectivization.

    Blog text (5)
  • Its key aspect is the question of the subject—that subject, or "subjectivization," that so significantly defined the direction of Dolezel's narrative modality.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In evangelical hands, the Protestant celebration of a lively piety becomes a deep opposition to the formal and institutional practices of the Church and their role in constituting Christian identity and a subjectivization of Christian faith.

    Blog text (30)
  • The subjectivization of experiences helps individuals understand their own identities more clearly.

  • Through subjectivization, people can express personal feelings and opinions that shape their relationships.

Synonyms

individuation
vssubjectivization
  • Specialized
2 8.6

Becoming a person who has their own clear identity separate from others

focuses more on gaining subjective identity and social self rather than mere separation
subjectification
vssubjectivization
  • Jargon
9.9

A person developing a sense of self because of society

includes forming group subjectivity and broader self-awareness beyond institutional shaping
individualization
vssubjectivization
  • Specialized
7.7

Seeing one person or thing as different from others

emphasizes internal development of subjectivity rather than external recognition

Antonyms

9.9

The process of treating ideas or feelings like real things

How Self-Aware

subjectivization
  • Formal
9.9
awareness
336 3.2
unawareness
2 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

subjectivization = subjective (transparent) = subject + ive + ize + ation

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ization' to the familiar adjective 'subjective', yielding the process of making or becoming subjective.

Etymology

Subjectivization comes from the adjective subjective ('personal' or 'about a person') plus the endings -ize ('make') and -ation ('process'). So subjectivization is the process of making someone or a group into a 'subject' with a clear personal or social identity.