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dou·ble ˈbind N

double bind

Dilemma nt

double bind

to be caught in a double bind

sich acc in einem Dilemma befinden

to be caught in a double bind

in einer Zwickmühle stecken inf

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to be caught in a double bind

in einer Zwickmühle stecken inf

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The double bind occurs when the person can not confront the inherent dilemma, and therefore can neither resolve it nor opt out of the situation. en.wikipedia.org

By the time the child is old enough to have identified the double bind situation, it has already been internalized, and the child is unable to confront it. en.wikipedia.org

This represents a double bind because both perceptions paint women in a negative light. en.wikipedia.org

The very command contradicts spontaneity, but it only becomes a double bind when one can neither ignore the command nor comment on the contradiction. en.wikipedia.org

The problem is intensified once a pattern of victimization has been internalised, perhaps in the form of a double bind. en.wikipedia.org

See also double bind; family nexus. en.wikipedia.org

This presents a double bind. en.wikipedia.org

Double bind can be defined as a person trapped under mutually exclusive expectations. en.wikipedia.org

How women choose to react to this double bind situation will affect their experience in the workplace. en.wikipedia.org

Ngg, she notes, is caught in a double bind bound by his desires to reach a global audience and to write to a subaltern language. en.wikipedia.org

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