societal attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsocietalandattitude
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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofsocietalandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Again, the aristocratic point of view associating physical pain with degradation shaped societal attitudes.
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Our goal is to link societal attitudes with the predominant conceptualizations of mental disorder from different historical periods.
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While wider societal attitudes remain negative towards these women's 'public' activity, they themselves retain a positive self-image.
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All too often, we confuse rhetorical conventions with societal attitudes.
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How much do they reflect societal attitudes about the relative neediness or deservingness of different age groups?
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Several women commented that paid work had not been central to their identities because of the societal attitudes that prevailed during much of their working lives.
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Societal attitudes towards non-marital pregnancies and ex-nuptial births have been changing, slowly in some countries and faster in others.
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Attention to external factors which act as barriers to rehabilitation 91 means considering societal attitudes to disabled people and attending to physical limitations imposed by the built environment.
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There can be no quick fix for societal attitudes, but leadership at a national and local level can clearly contribute over time.
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Accurate statistics are difficult to obtain as often cases are not reported or recorded due to societal attitudes that discourage this.
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Much less research has been conducted into societal attitudes toward bisexuality.
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Societal attitudes among religious groups appeared to be amicable and tolerant.
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Societal attitudes continue to be a barrier to interfaith marriage and conversions.
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Since then, societal attitudes have changed, in part because of improved imaging of the unborn child.
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The allocation of resources depends upon governmental policies and the societal attitudes of the individuals who exist within the society.
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Members of the fat acceptance movement perceive negative societal attitudes as persistent, and as being based on the presumption that fatness reflects negatively on a person's character.
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Throughout the course of history, societal attitudes towards male beards have varied wildly depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era's fashion trends.
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