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Indoctrination is the process of wikt:inculcate
ideas, attitude (psychology),
cognition or a professional
methodology. It is often distinguished from
education by the fact that the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or critical thinking the
doctrine they have learned. As such it is often used pejoratively. However, instruction in the basic principles of a science, or the methodology of a profession, can also be called indoctrination; in these contexts the word does not necessarily have negative connotations.
Definitions
Indoctrination refers to a wide range of different activities, and finding a single definition is problematic. In the fields of
psychology,
sociology and educational research, more precise terms are often preferred, including (but not limited to): socialization,
propaganda,
manipulation, and brainwashing.
In education, distinguishing (undesirable) "indoctrination" from the (acceptable) teaching of values is particularly problematic.
Religious indoctrination
Religious indoctrination refers to customary rites of passage for the indoctrination of persons into a particular religion and its extended community.
Most religious groups instruct new members in the principles of the religion; this is usually not referred to as indoctrination, because of the negative connotations the word has acquired. Mystery religions require a period of indoctrination before granting access to esoteric knowledge. (c.f. Information security)
Military indoctrination
The initial psychological preparation of soldiers during training is referred to (non-pejoratively) as indoctrination. See Recruit training.
Information security
In the field of information security, indoctrination is the initial briefing and instructions given before a person is granted access to secret information. The
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual defines indoctrination as "the initial security instructions/briefing given a person prior to granting access to classified information."
Criticism
Noam Chomsky remarks, "For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination. These are easy to perceive in the totalitarian societies, much less so in the system of '
brainwashing under freedom' to which we are subjected and which all too often we serve as willing or unwitting instruments."{{cite web | last = Chomsky
| first = Noam
| authorlink = Noam Chomsky
| title = Propdaganda, American Style
| url = http://www.zpub.com/un/chomsky.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-29 -->
Robert Jay Lifton argues{{cite book | last = Lifton
| first = Robert Jay
| authorlink = Robert Jay Lifton
| title = [Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China
| publisher = University of North Carolina Press
| date = 1989
| pages = 524
| isbn = 0-8078-4253-2 --> that the objective of phrases or slogans like "blood for oil," or "cut and run," is not to continue reflective conversations but to replace them with emotionally appealing phrases. This technique is called the [thought-terminating clich%C3%A9.
References
See also
External links
- Students for Academic Freedom
- Overcoming Religious Indoctrination Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
- Habermas and the Problem of Indoctrination Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Education
Indoctrination is the process of
wikt:inculcate ideas,
attitude (psychology), cognition or a professional
methodology. It is often distinguished from
education by the fact that the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or critical thinking the
doctrine they have learned. As such it is often used pejoratively. However, instruction in the basic principles of a
science, or the methodology of a profession, can also be called indoctrination; in these contexts the word does not necessarily have negative connotations.
Definitions
Indoctrination refers to a wide range of different activities, and finding a single definition is problematic. In the fields of psychology,
sociology and educational research, more precise terms are often preferred, including (but not limited to): socialization, propaganda,
manipulation, and
brainwashing.
In education, distinguishing (undesirable) "indoctrination" from the (acceptable) teaching of values is particularly problematic.
Religious indoctrination
Religious indoctrination refers to customary rites of passage for the indoctrination of persons into a particular religion and its extended community.
Most religious groups instruct new members in the principles of the religion; this is usually not referred to as indoctrination, because of the negative connotations the word has acquired.
Mystery religions require a period of indoctrination before granting access to
esoteric knowledge. (c.f. Information security)
Military indoctrination
The initial psychological preparation of soldiers during training is referred to (non-pejoratively) as indoctrination. See
Recruit training.
Information security
In the field of information security, indoctrination is the initial briefing and instructions given before a person is granted access to secret information. The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual defines indoctrination as "the initial security instructions/briefing given a person prior to granting access to classified information."
Criticism
Noam Chomsky remarks, "For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination. These are easy to perceive in the totalitarian societies, much less so in the system of '
brainwashing under freedom' to which we are subjected and which all too often we serve as willing or unwitting instruments."{{cite web | last = Chomsky
| first = Noam
| authorlink = Noam Chomsky
| title = Propdaganda, American Style
| url = http://www.zpub.com/un/chomsky.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-29 -->
Robert Jay Lifton argues{{cite book | last = Lifton
| first = Robert Jay
| authorlink = Robert Jay Lifton
| title = [Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China
| publisher = University of North Carolina Press
| date = 1989
| pages = 524
| isbn = 0-8078-4253-2 --> that the objective of phrases or slogans like "blood for oil," or "cut and run," is not to continue reflective conversations but to replace them with emotionally appealing phrases. This technique is called the [thought-terminating clich%C3%A9.
References
See also
External links
- Students for Academic Freedom
- Overcoming Religious Indoctrination Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
- Habermas and the Problem of Indoctrination Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Education
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