Definition of "animalization" []

• The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. (noun)
• Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. (noun)

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• "In this regard, Kojève is oddly sympathetic towards Japan, and he predicts that the Japanization (or snobbery) of Westerners will prevail over Americanization (or animalization)."
• "As I explain further in the following chapter, Kojève is known for ascertaining two different types of possible social formation in the postmodern era: the animalization of society as seen in the U.S. model and the spread of snobbery as illustrated in the Japanese model."
• "If so, why are brilliant politicians smiling at human-animalization process?"