Problem
Social disguise of ambiguity
Other Names:
Social camouflage of individual effect Nature:
Society creates images that cover up the fact that human beings in living and deciding, always do so in ambiguity. The belief that ambiguity does not exist creates a sense that there are no consequences to one's decisions beyond the perceived one's, a feeling of omnipotence about choice and a belief in simplistic "either/or" choices. Man's freedom is thus taken away. Broader Problems:
AmbiguityTensionless image of free choice Narrower Problems:
Familism Related Problems:
Social discrimination Aggravates:
Living a lieSocial isolationUnshared mutual responsibilityCollapsed tension between care and responsibility Strategies:
Disguising ambiguity Values:
UnambiguityAmbiguityUnsociable Subject(s):
Society → SocialSociety → Individuals
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
08.02.1997 – 00:00 CET