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backlash  

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  • Backlash is a term used to describe action taken by individuals and groups to counter an existing social or political development. Although the term may be used to describe efforts seeking progressive effects, such as the move to reform health care in the United States, it is more often used to denote a countermovement aimed at narrowing a group's access to rights and benefits. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Backlash]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XHNSF64X-W

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