Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The process of achieving greater awareness, as of one's own needs or of a political or social issue.
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Examples
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The first has been what the Left calls consciousness-raising.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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It is not simply a lifestyle accessory, he argues, but a potentially progressive, consciousness-raising cultural motor.
Nicolas Jaar is the renaissance man of electronic music 2011
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I guess Byalistok (“An analytical view of second language competence” and “The role of conscious strategies in Second Language Proficiency”) also has a sound explanation for the role of consciousness-raising in the language classroom.
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It had a nice poster which looked as if there would be fun and consciousness-raising things to look at: I showed it to young F on the website and he agreed to give it a try.
The Coudenberg nwhyte 2009
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IMHO, I vote +1 for Mikey (correlation between ears and mouth) and +1 for Rick: I think consciousness-raising does work.
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For now, sadly, Occupy Chicago feels more like a half-rate consciousness-raising organization than a social movement.
Mark Cassello: Occupy Chicago Regroups After Recent Success Mark Cassello 2011
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“Earth Hour,” which transpired last night, is a consciousness-raising stunt in which people are asked to turn off their lights for an hour as a gesture of commitment to the goal of retarding global warming.
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Few 1960s and 70s journalists seemed to understand how a bunch of women sitting around in consciousness-raising groups talking about housework could create a revolution.
Linda Buzzell: Yes, We CAN Change the World! Linda Buzzell 2011
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For now, sadly, Occupy Chicago feels more like a half-rate consciousness-raising organization than a social movement.
Mark Cassello: Occupy Chicago Regroups After Recent Success Mark Cassello 2011
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I think they really liked the ‘noticing’/‘consciousness-raising aspect’.
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