tokenism — the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtoʊkəˌnɪzəm/
Korean meaning: 형식적이고 상징적인 노력만 하는 행위, 특히 성별이나 인종 평등의 외관을 만들기 위해 소수의 대표성이 부족한 그룹 사람들을 형식적으로 포함시키는 것
Korean pronunciation: **토**큰니즘
Example Sentences
- Having just one woman on a board of twelve men might be seen as tokenism.
- The movie's single diverse character felt like tokenism rather than genuine representation.
- My boss hired me for 'diversity' but gave me no real responsibilities - classic tokenism!
tokenism
NOUN//ˈtoʊkəˌnɪzəm//
the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality
the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality
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Origin
1960년대 미국 민권운동 시기에 등장한 용어로, 'token'(상징적인)과 '-ism'(주의, 행위)가 결합되어 만들어졌습니다. 진정한 변화 없이 겉모습만 바꾸는 행위를 비판하기 위해 생겨났습니다.
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“Having just one woman on a board of twelve men might be seen as tokenism.”
“The movie's single diverse character felt like tokenism rather than genuine representation.”
“My boss hired me for 'diversity' but gave me no real responsibilities - classic tokenism!”
“The restaurant added one vegan dish and called it inclusivity - pure tokenism.”
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