consciousness raising

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consciousness raising n

- the process of developing awareness in a person or group of a situation regarded as wrong or unjust, with the aim of producing active participation in changing it
- (as modifier): a consciousness-raising group

con•scious•ness-rais•ing n.

Psychology, Psychotherapya group-therapy technique in which the aim is to enhance the participants' awareness of their particular needs and goals as individuals or as a group.
Psychology, Psychotherapyany method for increasing interpersonal awareness or sensitivity by teaching people to experience a situation or point of view radically different from their own:The women's group has tried to change macho attitudes through consciousness-raising.
Psychotherapyan act or instance of increasing the awareness of one's own or another's needs, behavior, attitudes, or problems.

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