ˈbīnəˌrizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: French binarisme , from binaire binary (from Late Latin binarius ) + -isme -ism — more at binary
: a mode of thought predicated on stable oppositions (as good and evil or male and female) that is seen in post-structuralist analysis as an inadequate approach to areas of difference ; also : a specific dichotomy subscribed to or reinforced in such thought
the binarisms of West and East, of heterosexuality and homosexuality — J.A.Boone