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kinship migration

1. a type of residence change among older adults, especially widows, that involves moving closer to family members.

2. the movement of families, either all at once as a group or in phases as individual members or subgroups, from one geographic location to another.

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February 19th 2025

scotomization

scotomization

n. in psychoanalytic theory, the tendency to ignore or be blind to impulses or memories that would threaten the individual’s ego. Scotomization is a defensive process and may also be a form of resistance. Also called scotomatization. See also blind spot.