Pseudo-individualization is the presentation of standardized cultural material as distinctive, personal choice. It directs attention to the relationship between surface variety and underlying templates or commercial constraints. Personalized appearance alone does not establish structural diversity, uniform products, or passive audiences.
- Entry typeRelated entry
- FromFrankfurt School / Culture Industry (model)
- CategoryParadigms, Traditions & Metatheories
- DomainMedia, Publics & Society
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
Related entry
Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Paradigms, Traditions & Metatheories
Provides a broad intellectual perspective within which multiple concepts, theories or investigations are developed. Traditions carry histories and commitments; metatheories examine how theories themselves are organized or related.