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PRONUNCIATION OF ANDROCENTRISM

androcentrism  [ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANDROCENTRISM

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Androcentrism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANDROCENTRISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Androcentrism

Androcentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing male human beings or the masculine point of view at the center of one's view of the world and its culture and history. The related adjective is androcentric, while the practice of placing the feminine point of view at the center is gynocentrism.

Definition of androcentrism in the English dictionary

The definition of androcentrism in the dictionary is the practice of having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANDROCENTRISM


aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
anthropocentrism
ˌænθrəpəʊˈsentrɪzəm
belletrism
bɛˈlɛtrɪzəm
centrism
ˈsɛntrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
ecotourism
ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
egocentrism
ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪzəm
ethnocentrism
ˌɛθnəʊˈsɛnˌtrɪzəm
logocentrism
lɒɡəʊˈsɛntrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
phallocentrism
ˌfæləʊˈsɛntrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
polycentrism
ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪzəm
prism
ˈprɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
Tantrism
ˈtæntrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
voyeurism
ˈvwaɪərɪzəm
Zoroastrism
ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANDROCENTRISM

androcentric
androcephalous
Androcles
androclinia
androclinium
Androclus
androdioecious
androdioecism
androecia
androecial
androecium
androgen
androgenesis
androgenetic
androgenic
androgenous
androgyne
androgynophore
androgynous
androgyny

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANDROCENTRISM

adventure tourism
agritourism
agrotourism
amateurism
aneurism
antiterrorism
asterism
charism
counterterrorism
esoterism
futurism
hypopituitarism
isomerism
mesmerism
naturism
space tourism
theocentrism
vampirism
voluntarism
volunteerism

Synonyms and antonyms of androcentrism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «androcentrism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANDROCENTRISM

Find out the translation of androcentrism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of androcentrism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «androcentrism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大男子主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

androcentrismo
570 millions of speakers

English

androcentrism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

androcentrism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المركزية الذكورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

андроцентризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

androcentrismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

androcentrism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

androcentrisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Androcentrism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Androzentrismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性中心主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

androcentrism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Androcentrism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

androcentrism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

androcentrism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आणि निरनिराळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Erkek egemenliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

androcentrismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

androcentryzmu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

андроцентризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

androcentrism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

androcentrism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

androcentrism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

androcentrism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

androcentrism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of androcentrism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANDROCENTRISM»

The term «androcentrism» is used very little and occupies the 166.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANDROCENTRISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «androcentrism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «androcentrism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about androcentrism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANDROCENTRISM»

Discover the use of androcentrism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to androcentrism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and ...
Gender is socially constructed since what is feminine and what is masculine is determined and shaped by culture. ANDROCENTRISM literally means male- centered- ness. It is the habit of viewing males and male experience as the norm for ...
Judith Worell, 2001
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Feminist Thought: Androcentrism, Communication, and Objectivity
This book will be indispensable to students and teachers who are eager to know the locations of gender in philosophy and also for those who want to ponder upon possible ways of eradicating gender bias from theory.
Shefali Moitra, 2002
3
Mother-Scholar: (Re)imagining K-12 Education
ANDROCENTRISM. IN. SCH. ANDROCENTRISM. IN. SCHOOLSOOLSOOLSOOLS. Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
Yvette V. Lapayese, 2012
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Women in World Religions:
Nevertheless, it is still valuable to define androcentrism and to discuss the methodological necessity to avoid it. Briefly stated, androcentrism is a tendency to think and write as if men represent the normal, ideal, and central kind of human , ...
Arvind Sharma, 1987
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Androcentrism
Androcentrism (Greek, andro-, "man, male") is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing male human beings or the masculine point of view at the center of one's view of the world and its culture and history.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
6
Entre Hommes: French and Francophone Masculinities in ...
Colette. and. Androcentrism. Lawrence. R. Schehr. Since Colette's Works Began To Receive Major Critical Atten- tion through a reconsideration of the modernist canon and an impetus derived from the increasing presence of feminist studies in  ...
Todd W. Reeser, Lewis Carl Seifert, 2008
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The Orwell Mystique: A Study in Male Ideology
Eight. Gamesmanship. and. Androcentrism. in. Nineteen. Eighty-Four. Orwell's most important contribution to dystopian literature — fictional visions of "bad places" — is generally taken to be his analysis of power in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Daphne Patai, 1984
8
The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual ...
In this book a leading theorist on sex and gender discusses how hidden assumptions embedded in our cultural discourses, social institutions, and individual psyches perpetuate male power and oppress women and sexual minorities.
Sandra L. Bem, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Women and Gender, Two-Volume Set: Sex ...
Females and female experience, when considered at all, are viewed as deviations or exceptions from the norm. This article examines how androcentrism functions in theories, language, research, the workplace, and the family, using research ...
Judith Worell, 2001
10
Buddhism, Sexuality, and Gender
Institutional Androcentrism The second attitude we must consider appears to have developed somewhat later, though it finds expression especially in the Vinaya, texts concerned with regulation of the monastic order and containing some of ...
Jos Ignacio Cabez n, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANDROCENTRISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term androcentrism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Discussing Transgender Themes At Special Edition: NYC With …
... a response from the panelists that suggested this was because of the androcentrism of our current society. From the perspective of marketing, ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
2
What Exactly Does 'It's A Man's World' Mean?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman used the word "androcentrism" to describe this prioritization and male-centeredness in detail in 1911. It's really just ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
3
Weekend Briefing: Memorial Day Commemorations, Losing Iraq …
... his art was developed in a political context that may one day (sooner than we think) be forgotten: it will be his overwhelming androcentrism. «FlaglerLive.com, May 15»
4
Gender bender: Did Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively just kill the …
“It's called androcentrism, the idea that things associated with men have higher social value,” she explained. “So it's not such a big thing for girls ... «Christian Science Monitor, Mar 15»
5
The Left Brain, Which Processes Language, Translates Gender …
For instance, the current study notes that among English-speaking people, androcentrism — a feminist concept suggesting there is a general ... «Medical Daily, Mar 15»
6
Woman-Made: How Rethinking Pregnancy and Childbirth Could …
Driven by the presupposition of male superiority, the patriarchal worldview is based upon and perpetuates androcentrism: conceptualizing elite, ... «Toward Freedom, Dec 14»
7
The Demonic Force in 'The Whale: Revenge From the Deep'
Perhaps it is not enough to save the film from its androcentrism and clichés, but it might help to inspire someone's respect for whales. «PopMatters, Nov 14»
8
CCD Editorial Cartoon – Androcentrism & Birth Control
CCD Editorial Cartoon – Androcentrism & Birth Control. October 7, 2014 7:04 pm·0 comments. by Andrew David Cox. HQFINAL.EditorialCartoon. «Camel City Dispatch, Oct 14»
9
postChristian & the Sin of postFeminism
Identifying and confessing the complicity we have in being a part of corrupt systems (here, complicity with androcentrism and patriarchy). «Patheos, Sep 14»
10
Is feminism a toxic word?
I was learning new concepts at a rate unparalleled since primary school - 'androcentrism', 'intersectionality', 'rape culture', 'sex-negativity' ... «FelixOnline, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Androcentrism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/androcentrism>. Apr 2024 ».
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