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institutionalism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English institutional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English institutionalism From institutional + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Adherence to the established religion, or to established codes of conduct.
    • Institutionalism is brought about, in part, by a sense of learned helplessness, a belief that one has no control over one's environment. 2003, Robert Stephen Feldman, Development Across the Life Span:
    • Therefore, in addition to noting the similarities between the "new Nietzsche" and nonabsolutist institutionalism, we want to show briefly what, specifically, a reading of Nietzsche adds to the institutionalist treatment of values. 2016, David F. Ruccio, Jack Amariglio, Postmodern Moments in Modern Economics, page 213:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The use of public institutions in health care and social services.

Forms

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Deriveds

anti-institutionalism

Relateds

institutionalist

Translations (4)

pl instytucjonalizm (adherence to what is established) · fr institutionnalisme (adherence to what is established) · es institucionalismo (adherence to what is established) · ro instituționalism (adherence to what is established)