consciousness-raising

[ kon-shuhs-nis-rey-zing ]

/ ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪsˌreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Psychology. a group-therapy technique in which the aim is to enhance the participants' awareness of their particular needs and goals as individuals or as a group.

any method for increasing interpersonal awareness or sensitivity by teaching people to experience a situation or point of view radically different from their own: The women's group has tried to change macho attitudes through consciousness-raising.

an act or instance of increasing the awareness of one's own or another's needs, behavior, attitudes, or problems.

Origin of consciousness-raising

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75

Words nearby consciousness-raising

conscionable, conscious, consciously, consciousness, consciousness-expanding, consciousness-raising, conscious uncoupling, conscribe, conscript, conscriptee, conscript fathers

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Example sentences from the Web for consciousness-raising

Povich: Katharine Graham went through her own form of consciousness-raising during this period.
Behind ‘The Good Girls Revolt’: The ‘Newsweek’ Lawsuit That Paved the Way for Women Writers|Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for consciousness-raising

consciousness raising

noun

the process of developing awareness in a person or group of a situation regarded as wrong or unjust, with the aim of producing active participation in changing it
(as modifier)a consciousness-raising group

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Medical definitions for consciousness-raising

consciousness-raising

n.

A process, as by group therapy, of achieving greater awareness of one's needs in order to fulfill one's potential as a person.

单词	consciousness-raising
释义	consciousness-raising [ kon-shuhs-nis-rey-zing ] / ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪsˌreɪ zɪŋ / noun Psychology. a group-therapy technique in which the aim is to enhance the participants' awareness of their particular needs and goals as individuals or as a group. any method for increasing interpersonal awareness or sensitivity by teaching people to experience a situation or point of view radically different from their own: The women's group has tried to change macho attitudes through consciousness-raising. an act or instance of increasing the awareness of one's own or another's needs, behavior, attitudes, or problems. Origin of consciousness-raising An Americanism dating back to 1970–75 Words nearby consciousness-raising conscionable, conscious, consciously, consciousness, consciousness-expanding, consciousness-raising, conscious uncoupling, conscribe, conscript, conscriptee, conscript fathers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consciousness-raising Povich: Katharine Graham went through her own form of consciousness-raising during this period. Behind ‘The Good Girls Revolt’: The ‘Newsweek’ Lawsuit That Paved the Way for Women Writers\|Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison\|September 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for consciousness-raising consciousness raising noun the process of developing awareness in a person or group of a situation regarded as wrong or unjust, with the aim of producing active participation in changing it (as modifier)a consciousness-raising group Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for consciousness-raising consciousness-raising n. A process, as by group therapy, of achieving greater awareness of one's needs in order to fulfill one's potential as a person. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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