DOUBLE BIND Definition & Meaning

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Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
dilemma ( def 1 ).

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An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

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Harris, like other Black women, experiences the double bind of having to navigate racism and sexism.

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This government determining standards that contradict what children learn at home places them in a double bind.

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In Sondheim’s lyrics, the double bind of attachment is often a source of agitation; in Ebb’s it is often a pummeling.

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Even more so than writers, actors face a double bind when it comes to labor disputes.

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"So there's that double bind - a lack of people now and the potential lack of finances to pay for them in the future."

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