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motornormativity

motornormativity is the alternative form of motonormativity.

Meaning of motonormativity

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...

Questions about motornormativity

What is motornormativity the alternative form of?
Motornormativity is the alternative form of motonormativity.

Words near motornormativity in the dictionary

  1. motorneuron
  2. motorneuronal
  3. motorneurone
  4. motorneurones
  5. motorneurons
  6. motornormativity
  7. Motorola
  8. Motorolas
  9. motorpathic
  10. motorpathy
  11. motorphobe

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