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motonormativity

motonormativity noun: an unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.

Noun

motonormativity (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) An unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.
    • Decisions about motor transport, by individuals and policy-makers, show unconscious biases due to cultural assumptions about the role of private cars - a phenomenon we term motonormativity.[2023 December 13, Ian Walker, Alan Tapp, Adrian Davis, “Motonormativity: how social norms hide a major public health hazard”, in International Journal of Environment and Health, volume 11, number 1...

Synonyms of motonormativity

Forms of motonormativity

alternative formmotornormativity

Origin of motonormativity

From moto- (“motor car”) + normativity. Coined by professors Ian Walker, Alan Tapp, and Adrian Davis from Swansea University in a 2023 study.

Questions about motonormativity

What does motonormativity mean?
Motonormativity means an unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.
What part of speech is motonormativity?
Motonormativity is a noun.

Words near motonormativity in the dictionary

  1. motoneuron
  2. motoneuronal
  3. motoneurone
  4. motoneurones
  5. motoneurons
  6. motonormativity
  7. motons
  8. motophone
  9. motophones
  10. motopia
  11. motopias

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