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Meaning of "slactivism" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SLACTIVISM

ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLACTIVISM

noun
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Slactivism 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 SLACTIVISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slacktivism

Slacktivism is a portmanteau of the words slacker and activism. The word is usually considered a pejorative term that describes "feel-good" measures, in support of an issue or social cause, that have little or no practical effect other than to make the person doing it take satisfaction from the feeling they have contributed. The acts tend to require minimal personal effort from the slacktivist. The underlying assumption being promoted by the term is that these low cost efforts substitute for more substantive actions rather than supplementing them, although this assumption has not been borne out by research. Slacktivist activities include signing Internet petitions, joining a community organization without contributing to the organization's efforts, copying and pasting of social network statuses or messages or altering one's personal data or avatar on social network services. Research is beginning to explore the connection between the concept and modern activism/advocacy, as groups are increasingly using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.

Definition of slactivism in the English dictionary

The definition of slactivism in the dictionary is the public proclaiming of one's political beliefs through activities that require little effort or commitment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLACTIVISM

activism · cognitivism · collectivism · constructivism · descriptivism · emotivism · exclusivism · lactivism · nativism · noncognitivism · objectivism · passivism · perspectivism · positivism · prescriptivism · primitivism · recidivism · relativism · slacktivism · subjectivism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLACTIVISM

slack · slack suit · slack water · slack-jawed · slacken · slackener · slackening · slacker · slacklining · slackly · slackness · slacks · slacktivism · slacktivist · sladang · slade · slag · slag down · slag heap · slagged

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLACTIVISM

anticivism · atavism · Bolshevism · civism · clicktivism · corporativism · destructivism · eliminativism · Fauvism · favism · intuitivism · legal positivism · logical positivism · Menshevism · negativism · nonobjectivism · progressivism · Saivism · Slavism · Vaishnavism

Synonyms and antonyms of slactivism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slactivism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLACTIVISM

Find out the translation of slactivism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of slactivism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slactivism» in English.
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Slaktivisme
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slactivism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLACTIVISM»

Discover the use of slactivism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slactivism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked ...
Andresen, Katya. 2011. “Why Slactivism Is Underrated,” Mashable, Oct. 24. http:// mashable.com/2011/10/24/Slactivism—cause—engagement/. Ang, Ien. 1991. Desperately Seeking the Audience. London: Routledge. Appadurai, Arjun. 1986.
Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, Joshua Green, 2013
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The Routledge Companion to Digital Consumption
J somewhat derogatorily as “slactivism” or “clicktivism.' A primary criticism of slactivism/clicktivism is that Internet users participate in many activism efforts without being truly committed to them. However, some researchers have argued that ...
Russell W. Belk, Rosa Llamas, 2013
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Online Consumer Behavior: Theory and Research in Social ...
Other informants who participated in Carrotmobs, but had more engaged activism experience in their backgrounds, also characterized these en masse mob events as a form of slactivism, due to what was seen as a one-time engagement and ...
Angeline Close, 2012
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Generation Change: 150 Ways We Can Change Ourselves, Our ...
Just Say No to Slactivism Don't be a slactivist! Go beyond the Facebook badge and take some time to really learn about those causes you've been “supporting.” It's great to have something to believe in, and by aligning yourself with a cause, ...
Jayan Kalathil, Melissa Bolton-Klinger, 2009
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We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build ...
... 119–121; neutrality of, 153; one-to-one interaction on, 156; open source thinking and, 221; role of, 152–154; slactivism and, 155, 182; for spreading prosperity, 125; transparent capitalism, lobbying for, 173–177; use of social media to inspire ...
Simon Mainwaring, 2011
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Global Warming, Militarism and Nonviolence: The Art of ...
... information and epetitionsmaylead to information overload, stress, 'compassion fatigue' and disaffection. To others, online activism might seem 'ineffectual, evenfrivolous –a brand of sacrificefree protest sometimes derided as “slactivism”'.
Marty Branagan, 2013
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CeDEM 12 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 3-4 ...
At the same time, online activism is often denounced as ”slactivism“, making people feel good, but resulting no change or even influence in ”real“ life ( Morozov 2009). Countering this pessimistic view, Neumayer and Schoßböck ( 2011) ...
Peter Parycek, Peter Parycek, Noella Edelmann (Editors) Michael Sachs (Co-Editor), 2012 International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 12, Krems, 2012
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Julia 2010: The Caretaker Election
Interestingly, while this form of campaigning has largely been discounted as low- engagement 'slactivism' (weak political engagement that demonstrates cynicism), Marichal (2010) argues that these channels of communication should be ...
Marian Simms, John Wanna, 2012
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Firsthand: A Decade of Reportage
At firstglance,this form of online activism might seem ineffectual, even frivolous— a brand of sacrificefree protest sometimes deridedas “slactivism.” After all,the Facebook groupBring BackArrested Development has, at lastcount, 15,889 ...
David Wolman, 2014
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The Rhetorical Act: Thinking, Speaking and Writing Critically
Dubbed “slactivism” by Internet researcher Evgeny Morozov, social media tends to cultivate “feel-good online activism that has zero political or social impact.”35 In the Material for Analysis essay in this chapter, Malcolm Gladwell observes: ...
Karlyn Campbell, Suszn Huxman, Thomas A. Burkholder, 2014
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Slactivism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/slactivism>. May 2024 ».
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