decentering
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- noun
- /ˈdiːsɛn.tər.ɪŋ/
- Specialized
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descentración
- Capitalism can thrive in a decentering which it organizes and controls, but the decentering that is motivated by the marginalized reconfiguring their relations with each other and with the center can face it with serious challenges.
Examples
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In the journey of cognitive growth, decentering helps children recognize that others may view situations differently.
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A creative tension between centering and decentering, therefore, is present in the reality of culture.
Academic text (2006) -
In other words, these climate change novels perform nothing less than the decentering of Anthropos and all its trappings.
Academic text (2018) -
Structural factors within the profession have also contributed to this "decentering." A degree of idolatry is perhaps endemic to most disciplines.
Academic text (1996) -
In this light, Lucille Kerr's Reclaiming the Author: Figures and Fictions from Spanish America belongs in a discussion of decentering.
Academic text (1996) -
As the body undergoes radical transformation, so does the soul—in this case, a decentering of ego.
Academic text (1995) -
Earlier voices (such as those of Marshall Fishwick, Robert H. Walker, and Bernard Mergen) were joined in the 1990s by a powerful chorus of Americanists who have argued for a "decentering" of the field, both intellectually and organizationally.
Academic text (2000) -
Through the process of decentering, a child begins to appreciate perspectives beyond their own.
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During cognitive development, decentering allows kids to understand that not everyone perceives the world in the same way.
Synonyms
Moving from thinking only about themselves to seeing other people's points of view
Antonyms
How Other-Focused
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decentering comes from the part de- meaning 'away from' and the word center meaning 'middle', so it literally means moving 'away from the middle'. In psychology this gives a simple picture: a child moves away from their own point of view to notice other people's views. That's why decentering means learning to understand and think about others.