inculcation

Drumming it in

Inculcation is the process of instilling ideas, habits, or values through persistent repetition or instruction.

The word carries a sense of deliberate effort over time—parents engage in the inculcation of manners, schools in the inculcation of civic values.

The cult's inculcation of obedience began on day one.

The verb is inculcate.

indoctrination

brainwashing

Coercive psychological manipulation

  • propagandaBiased information for influence
  • doctrineEstablished body of teachings
  • dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs

ideology · radicalization · conformity · conditioning · manipulation · cultism · orthodoxy · subliminal · socialization · assimilation

repetition

drill

Hole-boring device

reinforcement · instillation · hammering · drumming · iteration · restatement · memorization · recitation · reemphasis · habituation

education

teaching

Profession of instructing others

curriculum · mentorship · tutoring · training · apprenticeship · learning · study · discipline · scholarship · academia

values

morals

Principles of right conduct

virtues · character · norms · traditions · customs · attitudes · ideals · habits · worldview · mindset

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pedagogical method

inculcationneglect

Failure to provide care

disregard · omission

mental influence

inculcationdeprogramming

Reversing coercive belief implantation

deindoctrination · deradicalization · unlearning · disabusing · disillusionment

intellectual autonomy

inculcationfree inquiry

Unrestrained pursuit of knowledge

self-discovery · critical thinking · Socratic method · skeptical inquiry · freethinking

Family

inculcating

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