scapegoating
practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame as a scapegoat
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scapegoating
Summary
scapegoating is a sociological concept[1]. scapegoating draws 7,561 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #14 of 51).[2]
Key Facts
- scapegoating's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[3].
- scapegoat is named after scapegoating[4].
- scapegoating is a type of activity[5].
- scapegoating is a type of displacement[6].
- scapegoating is a type of psychological projection[7].
- scapegoating is a type of buck passing[8].
- scapegoating's Commons category is recorded as Scapegoats[9].
- scapegoating's facet of is recorded as group dynamics[10].
- scapegoating's facet of is recorded as sociology[11].
- scapegoating's facet of is recorded as organizational theory[12].
- scapegoating's different from is recorded as Q19756837[13].
- scapegoating's different from is recorded as scapegoat[14].
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Definition and Type
scapegoating's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include activity[5], displacement[6], psychological projection[7], and buck passing[8].
Origins
scapegoat is named after scapegoating[4].
Why It Matters
scapegoating draws 7,561 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #14 of 51).[2] scapegoating has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] scapegoating is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]