Normalization reflects accurate perception of a harmful environment, not faulty cognition.
Evidence
Normalization is not a failure of perception. It is perception operating as it is designed to operate. The child’s cognitive system is correctly identifying that the experience is consistent with the social environment in which the child is embedded. The problem is not that the system is malfunctioning. The problem is that the environment itself is systematically harmful in a way the child cannot yet assess from the outside. — , The Rod and the Child, 8639
Categorization
- XREF: Mirrors the insight that individual-level ‘rationality’ can be correct while the environment is the problem — parallels climate denial literature and systems thinking. — connects to: Environment alone does not cause neurosis; personal reaction to it does.; Children’s normalization of corporal punishment is normal schema-building, not self-deception. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 8636; Knowledge requires mental reflection on existence rather than passive sensory impressions — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 693 (+1 more)
Related
- Children’s normalization of corporal punishment is normal schema-building, not self-deception. (similarity 0.87)
- Environment alone does not cause neurosis; personal reaction to it does. (similarity 0.84)
- Cultural normativeness does not reduce the harm of child corporal correction. (similarity 0.81)
- Researching corporal punishment requires different methods than abuse because children see it as justified (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- Children’s normalization of corporal punishment is normal schema-building, not self-deception.
#corroborates(0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 8636 - Knowledge requires mental reflection on existence rather than passive sensory impressions
#qualifies(0.30) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 693