perpetuations
Acts of continuing
Perpetuations are acts of making something continue indefinitely.
The word typically carries negative connotations—we speak of the perpetuation of myths, stereotypes, inequality, or cycles of violence.
Positive things are usually "preserved" or "maintained" rather than perpetuated.
The perpetuations of these harmful policies must end.
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- practicesRepeated training sessions
legacy · folklore · ceremonies · oral histories · cultural memory · lineage · rites · observances
A type's continued existence
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- genetic traitsHeritable biological characteristics
- bloodlinesLines of hereditary descent
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
lineages · heredity · offspring · descendants · procreation · succession · genealogy · propagation
Unequal conditions or distributions
- injusticesActs denying fairness
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
racism · stereotypes · disparities · marginalization · hierarchies · exploitation · prejudices · cycles
Traditional untrue narratives
- narrativesAccounts of events
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- doctrinesCodified belief systems
- ideologiesSystematic political belief frameworks
propaganda · misinformation · falsehoods · dogmas · misconceptions · worldviews · orthodoxies · teachings
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
practices · legacy · folklore · ceremonies · oral histories · cultural memory · lineage · rites · observances · continuity
species survival
A type's continued existence
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- genetic traitsHeritable biological characteristics
- bloodlinesLines of hereditary descent
dynasties · lineages · heredity · offspring · descendants · procreation · succession · genealogy · propagation · breeding
inequalities
Unequal conditions or distributions
- injusticesActs denying fairness
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
oppression · racism · stereotypes · disparities · marginalization · hierarchies · exploitation · prejudices · cycles · patterns
myths
Traditional untrue narratives
- narrativesAccounts of events
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- doctrinesCodified belief systems
ideologies · propaganda · misinformation · falsehoods · dogmas · misconceptions · worldviews · orthodoxies · teachings · indoctrination
perpetuationsendings
Concluding portions
terminations · cessations · conclusions · stoppages · discontinuations
perpetuationsabolitions
Formal discontinuations of systems
eliminations · eradications · extinctions · annihilations · destructions