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subjectivization

subjectivization

1 9.9
A process in which a person becomes aware of themselves and their social identity
  • noun
  • /səbˌdʒɛktɪvaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Formal
: 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
individualization
vssubjectivization
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Seeing one person or thing as different from others

emphasizes internal development of subjectivity rather than external recognition
subjectification
vssubjectivization
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A person developing a sense of self because of society

includes forming group subjectivity and broader self-awareness beyond institutional shaping

Antonyms

1 9.9

The process of treating ideas or feelings like real things

How Self-Aware

subjectivization
  • Formal
1 9.9
awareness
380 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.