Meaning of motonormativity | Babel Free

Definitions

An unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.

neologism, uncountable

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“Decisions about motor transport, by individuals and policy-makers, show unconscious biases due to cultural assumptions about the role of private cars - a phenomenon we term motonormativity.”

CEFR level