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уравнительство

English translation: levelling down

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Russian term or phrase:уравнительство
English translation:levelling down
Entered by: Elena Lukun

03:25 Feb 8, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Russian term or phrase: уравнительство
Во—вторых, для этого менталитета хаpактеpна психология *******уравнительства*******, не имеющая ничего общего с ценностью равенства в западной демократической культуре. На индивидуальном уровне ее (как и государственно—патерналистский комплекс) питает осознанное или подсознательное ощущение социальной слабости личности.
Elena Lukun
Uzbekistan
Local time: 17:42
levelling down
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-02-08 10:42:26 GMT)
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http://www.u.arizona.edu/~thomasc/InequalityInjusticeandLeve...
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:42
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4levelling down
Nadezhda Golubeva
4equalitarianism
Michael Korovkin


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
levelling down


Explanation:
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-02-08 10:42:26 GMT)
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http://www.u.arizona.edu/~thomasc/InequalityInjusticeandLeve...

Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Jack!
agree  miragurska: seems like equality is contrasted with equity http://sgba-resource.ca/en/concepts/equity/distinguish-betwe... so I would use the term equalizing, derived from equality. see also http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=equalizing&mysubmit=Go
5 hrs
  -> Thank you! Regarding "levelling down" you may see the reference.
agree  Michael Marcoux: I sat for a while trying to come up with a synonym for equality that has a negative connotation, but you nailed it!
15 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  cyhul
4 days
  -> Thank you!
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
equalitarianism


Explanation:
as opposed to egalitarianism. Two standard usages, in this context, in both political science and political anthropology

as for "leveling", it may well be but, at least theoretically, not necessarily "down".

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much, your answer is also very helpful, though in my particular case the leveling down was exactly the term required.

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