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Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, [1] [2] [3] policies, [4] or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.
The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook is a book written by Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf. It was published in 1992 by Villard Books in New York, by Grafton in London, and, by Random House of Canada Limited in Toronto. An updated edition was published in 1994.
The Crick Report defines political literacy as people "learning about and how to make themselves effective in public life through knowledge, skills and value". [2]: 150 Denver and Hands (1990) defined it as "the knowledge and understanding of the political process and political issues which enables people to perform their roles as citizens effectively."
Jenna Ortega shared her thoughts to Vanity Fair about the intersection of Hollywood and politics, mainly how the need for actors to be politically correct often contributes to their loss of integrity.
And you see how she's led the way on a woman's right to choose, for one thing, but there are many others. … She's politically astute.” ...
Common practice these days is for companies to steer clear of gender-specific job titles, or ones that have politically incorrect undertones, to avoid any chance of discrimination. Show comments ...
"A person is politically sophisticated to the extent to which his or her political cognitions are numerous, cut a wide substantive swath, and are highly organised, or "constrained" [1] Political sophistication has important implications for democratic theory. Luskin wrote in 1987 "that by anything approaching elite standards, the American ...
In her book, Surviving the Toxic Workplace, Durre' has devoted a chapter to what she calls the "politically incorrect," and how the behavior of these people can quickly sabotage everything from ...