Internalization
noun
Process of accepting and using knowledge, beliefs, or opinions from outside as a part of you.
Through internalization, she adopted her mentor's work ethics as her own.
Often appears as...
- internalization of knowledge
- internalization of values
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Taking in something from outside and making it a part of oneself or inside a system.
The company's internalization strategies included absorbing new technology from the acquired start-up.
Often appears as...
- internalization strategy
- internalization of costs
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Making something not physically visible part of one's own thoughts, actions or behaviors.
Through internalization, the norms of society become the norms of the individual.
Often appears as...
- internalization of norms
- internalization of societal standards
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Process of accepting and using knowledge, beliefs, or opinions from outside as a part of you.
Through internalization, she adopted her mentor's work ethics as her own.
Often appears as...
- internalization of knowledge
- internalization of values
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Taking in something from outside and making it a part of oneself or inside a system.
The company's internalization strategies included absorbing new technology from the acquired start-up.
Often appears as...
- internalization strategy
- internalization of costs
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Making something not physically visible part of one's own thoughts, actions or behaviors.
Through internalization, the norms of society become the norms of the individual.
Often appears as...
- internalization of norms
- internalization of societal standards
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Change
Refers to making outside ideas part of your personal beliefs or habits.
Her internalization of punctuality made her never late again.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Depth
Can imply a deep emotional connection with the adopted beliefs or opinions.
He felt peace after the internalization of mindfulness practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Mentor Influence
Often used when someone learns and adopts behaviors from a mentor or role model.
Her internalization of her coach's advice improved her performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Change
Refers to making outside ideas part of your personal beliefs or habits.
Her internalization of punctuality made her never late again.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Depth
Can imply a deep emotional connection with the adopted beliefs or opinions.
He felt peace after the internalization of mindfulness practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Mentor Influence
Often used when someone learns and adopts behaviors from a mentor or role model.
Her internalization of her coach's advice improved her performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Change
Refers to making outside ideas part of your personal beliefs or habits.
Her internalization of punctuality made her never late again.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Depth
Can imply a deep emotional connection with the adopted beliefs or opinions.
He felt peace after the internalization of mindfulness practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Mentor Influence
Often used when someone learns and adopts behaviors from a mentor or role model.
Her internalization of her coach's advice improved her performance.
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Now, all joking aside, theories suggest, research confirms, exposure to thin ideals and objectifying content can lead to body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal and self-objectification among some female viewers. Obviously, what we see on-screen and what we see in the world, they do not match.
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The data behind...
Now, all joking aside, theories suggest, research confirms, exposure to thin ideals and objectifying content can lead to body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal and self-objectification among some female viewers. Obviously, what we see on-screen and what we see in the world, they do not match.
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David Levering Lewis
American Historian
The African Americans' story is one that seems to be a repeated commitment to a scenario for success and failure. With each failure, the blow is that much more traumatizing until finally one reaches a point where there is to some degree an internalization, skepticism, fatalism, and expectation that it isn't going to work.
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Andrew Nikiforuk
Canadian Journalist
If Canada could simply apply the basic principles of sustainable development, such as the internalization of costs and 'polluters pay,' it would have long-term beneficial effects, both environmental and economic.
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Jeremy Sisto
American Actor
I think Batman is a great character in that he has a lot of internalization, and his heroics come from a dark place.
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Kathy Acker
American Activist
And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.
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David Levering Lewis
American Historian
The African Americans' story is one that seems to be a repeated commitment to a scenario for success and failure. With each failure, the blow is that much more traumatizing until finally one reaches a point where there is to some degree an internalization, skepticism, fatalism, and expectation that it isn't going to work.
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Andrew Nikiforuk
Canadian Journalist
If Canada could simply apply the basic principles of sustainable development, such as the internalization of costs and 'polluters pay,' it would have long-term beneficial effects, both environmental and economic.
Quote examples
Jeremy Sisto
American Actor
I think Batman is a great character in that he has a lot of internalization, and his heroics come from a dark place.
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Kathy Acker
American Activist
And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.
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