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Bateson (1973) introduced the notion of a double bind in the context of mother-child relations in various cultures. The double bind refers to a double communication from mother to child in which the two modes of communication contradict each other. For instance could the verbal expressions of the mother express attraction at the same time as her facial gestures express rejection?
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Mellin-Olsen, S. (1991). The Double Bind as a Didactical Trap. In: Bishop, A.J., Mellin-Olsen, S., Van Dormolen, J. (eds) Mathematical Knowledge: Its Growth Through Teaching. Mathematics Education Library, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2195-0_3
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