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The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers


presuming and valuing perceived ‘shared ordinariness’

value: many people in Australia think it is good if people can think like this (see more)

Many people in Australia think like this:

It is good if someone can often think like this about many other people: This person is someone like me.

"When Jo wants to vote for a politician, often Jo wants to think like this about this person: This politician is someone like me."

"Kim is the boss of a company, Kim wants the workers to think like this: Kim is someone like me."

discouraging wanting other people’s admirationvaluing presumed social similarity and social equalitydiscouraging feelings of ‘specialness’tall poppytall poppy syndromebig-noting yourselfprojecting presumed solidarity in interactionprojecting presumed social similarity and social equality in interactionmodesthumblehumility


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