English

Adjective

internalized ‎(comparative more internalized, superlative most internalized)

1. Said of discriminatory views held against one's own group.

   internalized homophobia = homophobia from a gay person

   internalized transphobia = transphobia from a transgender person

   internalized sexism = misogyny from a woman

   • 2006, Yo Jackson, Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology, SAGE, ISBN 9781412909488, page 268:

     Current psychological literature describes internalized racism in reference to many groups, including Native Americans, Asian Americans, indigenous peoples of Mexico, and others who incorporate into their thoughts and behaviors the oppressors' views of them, including negative attitudes, prejudiced beliefs, stereotypes, values, perspectives, and notions of racial superiority.

   • 2008, Michael Nava, The Shadow Within: Internalized Homophobia in Gay Men and Same-sex Domestic Violence, ProQuest, ISBN 9781109006742, page 21:

     It is also possible that patients who experience life-long self-hatred do so as a result of the recognition of their sexual orientation (Downey & Friedman, 1995). In other words, internalized homophobia, prevalent amont gay and lesbian individuals, can be one of the major contributors to the development or exacerbation of psychological distress even in people with severe personality or character disorders.

   • 2009, Donna J. Dean, Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Handbook for Women in STEM, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 9780387924090, page 113:

     As scientists, we spend our lives thinking in areas where many females are taught they shouldn't and/or couldn't venture. When women in other lines of work meet us, out come their doubts about their own intelligence. Meet internalized sexism.

Verb

internalized

1. simple past tense and past participle of internalize