Idealization refers to the act of seeing something or someone in an overly positive or perfect way, often ignoring or overlooking their flaws or limitations. Full definition
Balmer's chapter on feminism and femininity shows why evangelicals have been nervous about feminism and have advocated female submission, and at the same time have been preoccupied with «a particular kind of idealization of women,» especially those who stay at home and tend the hearth. (religion-online.org)
In works from this period, such as Foreground Hand (1977), she foregoes idealization in unflinching portrayals, and her nude body becomes an abstracted landscape when enlarged to the scale of her canvases. (alexandergray.com)
Humorous, benevolent (and savage at turns) her characters touch on truths about poverty, addiction, off - the - grid living, as well as idealizations of uncultured country life. (mrsgallery.com)