Amatonormativity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amatonormativity is a noun meaning (neologism) The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.
Meaning
(neologism) The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.
Example Sentences
Casual amatonormativity is routine even in scholarly research.
"I dislike [Valentine's Day] because I'm aromantic and it's very symbolic of the culture of amatonormativity," thesis student Aiden Juge commented.
Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one form of caring relationship at the expense of noncomformists, whose opportunities are thereby significantly worsened.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homonormativity, heteronormativism, homonationalism, normativism, queernormativity, normopathy.
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