aetonormativity
Any assumption of an age-based norm and particularly the assumption that adults and…Any assumption of an age-based norm and particularly the assumption that adults and adult experiences are normative while children and childish experiences are consequently deviant or other.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Any assumption of an age-based norm and particularly the assumption that adults and adult experiences are normative while children and childish experiences are consequently deviant or other.
Could one consequence of aetonormativity be that most picture books are written by adults, despite their target audience being children?
Origin
Coined in 2009 by Maria Nikolajeva, from Latin aetas (“age”) + normativity.Coined in 2009 by Maria Nikolajeva, from Latin aetas (“age”) + normativity.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaetonormative
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable