Problem
Conceptual repression of problems
Other Names:
Problem avoidanceFailure to acknowledge problems
Failure to acknowledge differences
Failure to acknowledge contradictions
Deliberate ignorance of unpleasant facts
Nature:
The tendency to eschew deliberately any acknowledgement of the existence of social or other problems, or any other form of social disharmony, in favour of an emphasis on positive visions of the future. Even the most striking problems, such as hunger and disease, are then repressed in an effort to stress what is going well in society. This impedes any effort to articulate the nature of the issues to be dealt with and hinders the appropriate development of any collective response to them. Such an approach conveniently removes the need for an individual to explore the extent to which he himself contributes to the problem.
Broader Problems:
Unwillingness to resolve problems Related Problems:
Political myopia Aggravates:
Consensus trapUnderreported issuesInaction on problemsResignation to problemsMinimization of problemsNon-recognition of problemsUnproven relationships among problemsUnrealistically positive self-assessmentInability to resolve problems realisticallyRecurrence of misapprehended world problemsInadequate coordination of action against problemsDelay of religions in acknowledging social problems Strategies:
Recognizing problemsAddressing problem avoidanceRepressing problemsChoosing deliberate ignorance of unpleasant factsInforming of unpleasant factsAvoiding issuesContradictingAcknowledging contradictionsFailing to acknowledge differencesAcknowledging differencesReducing differences Subject(s):
Education → Educational levelInformatics, Classification → Classification
Research, Standards → Experimental
Societal Problems → Failure
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST