ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does dehumanization mean?
A
animal cruelty
B
to make friends with someone who is different than you
C
to be the best example of a human
D
to be seen as something less than human
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dehumanization is the psychological process of demonizing the enemy, making them seem less than human and hence not worthy of humane treatment. This can lead to increased violence, human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide.

Detailed explanation-2: -: to deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity: such as. : to subject (someone, such as a prisoner) to inhuman or degrading conditions or treatment.

Detailed explanation-3: -One example of dehumanization might be an employer treating all their workers like robots rather than individuals-for example, by refusing to provide safe working conditions or to allow regular breaks.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an oppressive society, oppressors use dehumanization to maintain their power over others and prevent them from being more authentically human. Humanization, then, is the opposite process, which oppressed people use to become more free and affirm their identities.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term everyday dehumanization describes the small ways in which we put people down in everyday life and deprive each other of humanity little by little. Everyone has experienced everyday dehumanization. It has happened to you – maybe even recently.

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