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reproductionism

reproductionism noun: the idea that social institutions such as school and the workplace act to reproduce existing social inequalities in subsequent generations.

Noun

reproductionism (uncountable)

  1. The idea that social institutions such as school and the workplace act to reproduce existing social inequalities in subsequent generations.

Origin of reproductionism

From reproduction + -ism.

Questions about reproductionism

What does reproductionism mean?
Reproductionism means the idea that social institutions such as school and the workplace act to reproduce existing social inequalities in subsequent generations.
What part of speech is reproductionism?
Reproductionism is a noun.

Words near reproductionism in the dictionary

  1. reproducing piano
  2. reproducings
  3. reproduction
  4. reproductional
  5. reproductionally
  6. reproductionism
  7. reproductionist
  8. reproductionists
  9. reproductions
  10. reproductive
  11. reproductive cell

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