mononormative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
21st century. From mono- + normative.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value monosexual and monogamous relationships as fundamental and "natural" within society.
Underpinning New Labour's mononormative family policy was the assumption that long-term coupled relationships provided the most stable environment in which to bring up children.
2013, Eleanor Wilkinson, “Learning to love again: 'Broken families', citizenship and the state promotion of coupledom”, in Geoforum, volume 49, →DOI, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mononormative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mononormative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |