Positionality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Positionality is a noun meaning The quality of being positional.
Meaning
The quality of being positional.
More Meanings
- (sociology) The social context one inhabits that shapes and defines a person's identity and perspective.
Example Sentences
In the post-civil rights era, some white men have adopted a marginalized positionality in an effort to reclaim the tacit social privileges of being white, heterosexual and male.
Many of my liberal friends and acquaintances now seem to believe that being a good person means constantly reminding Black people that you are aware of their Blackness. Difference, no longer to be politely ignored, is insisted upon at all times under the guise of acknowledging “positionality.”
Word Forms
- positionalities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include positionability, oppositionality, presuppositionality, locationality, politicalness, placeability.
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