Plastic Words

Peter BAEHR

doi:10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0727

Plastic Words

Peter BAEHR

Lingnan University

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Abstract

Plastic words” evokes a class of terms that are amorphous, misleading, pseudoscientific – and omnipresent. Comparable to George Orwell's Newspeak, plastic words possess a formulaic character that impedes independent thinking. The entry describes plastic words and applies the concept to the widespread use of “phobic” language (Islamophobia, homophobia, xenophobia, ecophobia, etc.).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
Editors	George Ritzer
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781405165518
ISBN (Print)	9781405124331
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0727
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2016

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