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To see people as if they were not individual persons, but rather specimens of a monolithic category. For example, understanding statistical differences between groups as if they were categorical differences. As if a certain trait being somewhat more common in one group (compared to some other group) would mean that “the people in that group has that trait”. (In Swedish: monolitisering)

When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].

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 The opposite of Monolithization is Individualization. These opposites can easily show up in pairs, such as making a distinction between an in-group which is treated as individuals and an outgroup which is treated as some kind of monolithic hive-mind. It can also be a more detailed case of...
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 A classic way of dividing people into individuals versus monolithic masses is to not only make a distinction between the in-group and the out-group, but to also distinguish beween when they do something good and when they do something bad.

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	When applied to a category of human beings, this is an [[expression of categorism]].		When applied to a category of human beings, this is an [[expression of categorism]].

		+	The opposite of Monolithization is Individualization. These opposites can easily show up in pairs, such as making a distinction between an in-group which is treated as individuals and an outgroup which is treated as some kind of monolithic hive-mind. It can also be a more detailed case of...
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		+	==Cherrypicked Monolithization/Individualizationm==
		+	A classic way of dividing people into individuals versus monolithic masses is to not only make a distinction between the in-group and the out-group, but to also distinguish beween when they do something good and when they do something bad.
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		+	* When a member of the in-group does something good, then he is both an individual and a representative of the group. Everyone in the group shares the glory.
		+	* When a member of the in-group does something bad, then he is simply an individual who does not in any way represent the group.
		+	* When a member of the out-group does something good, then he is only an individual - he does not represent the out-group in any way, but may instead be granted temporary status as a honorary member of the in-group.
		+	* When a member of the in-group does something bad, then he is the out-group and represents it completely.

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 To see people as if they were not individual persons, but rather specimens of a monolithic category. For example, understanding statistical differences between groups as if they were categorical differences. As if a certain trait being somewhat more common in one group (compared to some other group) would mean that “the people in that group has that trait”. (In Swedish: monolitisering)
-When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].
+When applied to a category of human beings, this is an [[expression of categorism]].
 ==Interactions==
-This [[facet of categorism]] is an expression of: [[prejudice]], [[bigotry]] and [[discrimination]].<br>
+Monolithization is an expression of [[prejudice]], which easily leads to (and is reinforced by) [[bigotry]] and [[discrimination]].<br>
 It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
 * ''[[Collective Guilt]]'': Treating a category as if it was a monolith makes it easier to justify collective guilt.
 * ''[[Category Agency]]'': For a category of people to actually do anything, the category sort of has to be one single monolithic block rather than a collection of individuals with their own goals, needs and desires.
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 ==Recommended Reading==
 * This XKCD strip, which sums it up quite elegantly: http://xkcd.com/385/

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 * ''[[Othering]]'': People rarely see [[Zero-Category|themselves]] as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "those other people" who are all the same.
 * ''[[Stigmatization]]'': Taking an actually blame-worthy behavior, and then pretend that an entire (and actually much wider) category of people are like that. For example - find a man who has unprotected sex with as many men as he can in spite of being HIV positive and refusing to take medicine, and then pretend that "this is how gay people are".
 As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as:
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 Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
 * ''[[Sexism]]'', on an [[individual level|individual]] or [[discursive level|discursive]] level: Claiming that [[Misogyny|"Women are all the same"]] / [[Misandry|"Men are all the same"]].
 ==Recommended Reading==
 * This XKCD strip, which sums it up quite elegantly: http://xkcd.com/385/

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 It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
 * ''[[Collective Guilt]]'': Treating a category as if it was a monolith makes it easier to justify collective guilt.
 * ''[[Category Agency]]'': For a category of people to actually do anything, the category sort of has to be one single monolithic block rather than a collection of individuals with their own goals, needs and desires.
 * ''[[Othering]]'': People rarely see [[Zero-Category|themselves]] as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "those other people" who are all the same.
+* ''[[Stigmatization]]'': Taking an actually blame-worthy behavior, and then pretend that an entire (and actually much wider) category of people are like that. For example - find a man who has unprotected sex with as many men as he can in spite of being HIV positive and refusing to take medicine, and then pretend that "this is how gay people are".
 As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as:

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	* ''[[Sexism]]'', on an [[individual level\|individual]] or [[discursive level\|discursive]] level: Claiming that [[Misogyny\|"Women are all the same"]] / [[Misandry\|"Men are all the same"]].		* ''[[Sexism]]'', on an [[individual level\|individual]] or [[discursive level\|discursive]] level: Claiming that [[Misogyny\|"Women are all the same"]] / [[Misandry\|"Men are all the same"]].
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		+	==Recommended Reading==
		+	* This XKCD strip, which sums it up quite elegantly: http://xkcd.com/385/

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 As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as:
 * ''[[Dichotomism]]'': Either you are a part of the monolith, or you are not. Thus, you can't really be an individual human being while at the same time belonging to a category.
-* ''[[Zero-Category]]'': People rarely see themselves as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "[[othering those other people]]" who are all the same.
+* ''[[Zero-Category]]'': People rarely see themselves as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "[[othering|those other people]]" who are all the same.
 Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
 * ''[[Sexism]]'', on an [[individual level|individual]] or [[discursive level|discursive]] level: Claiming that [[Misogyny|"Women are all the same"]] / [[Misandry|"Men are all the same"]].

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	When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].		When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].
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		+	==Interactions==
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		+	This [[facet of categorism]] is an expression of: [[prejudice]], [[bigotry]] and [[discrimination]].<br>
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		+	It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
		+	* ''[[Enforcing Cateity]]'': Everyone in the category has to be the same.
		+	* ''[[Collective Guilt]]'': Treating a category as if it was a monolith makes it easier to justify collective guilt.
		+	* ''[[Category Agency]]'': For a category of people to actually do anything, the category sort of has to be one single monolithic block rather than a collection of individuals with their own goals, needs and desires.
		+	* ''[[Othering]]'': People rarely see [[Zero-Category themselves]] as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "those other people" who are all the same.
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		+	As well as with [[abstractions of categorism\|abstractions]] such as:
		+	* ''[[Dichotomism]]'': Either you are a part of the monolith, or you are not. Thus, you can't really be an individual human being while at the same time belonging to a category.
		+	* ''[[Zero-Category]]'': People rarely see themselves as a monolith, and thus not any category they happen to belong to. It is instead "[[othering those other people]]" who are all the same.
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		+	Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
		+	* ''[[Sexism]]'', on an [[individual level\|individual]] or [[discursive level\|discursive]] level: Claiming that [[Misogyny "Women are all the same"]] / [[Misandry "Men are all the same"]].