societal standard

collocation in English

meaningsofsocietalandstandard

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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofsocietalandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If parents deviate significantly from an ill-defined basicsocietalstandardin any of these areas, the state steps in to protect the child.
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He wrote that subcultures can be perceived as negative due to their nature of criticism to the dominantsocietalstandard.
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Societal standards assign routine family work to women and thus tie women's (but not men's) performance of family work to gender identity.
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These dispositions are such that they resist and reject normative societal standards in the field of policing (and beyond).
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Saving as well as spending reflects the preexistence of societal standards and conventional structures.
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At that time, girls were expected to remain separate from boys because of societal standards, though co-educational youth groups did exist.
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Gender dependent expectations of anger expression can contribute as well to societal standards.
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That is, the value of a product is determined more by societal standards than by individual conditions.
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Definitions of normality vary by person, time, place, and situation it changes along with changing societal standards and norms.
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In the past few decades, societal standards that discouraged cohabitation have faded and cohabiting is now considered more acceptable.
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There is often little internalization of parent and societal standards in children with conduct problems.
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Hebdige argued that subcultures bring together like-minded individuals who feel neglected by societal standards and allow them to develop a sense of identity.
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Oftentimes people negatively judge individuals who do not adhere to established social norms (e.g., individuals who dress freakishly) or do not meet societal standards of success.
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He appears not so much as a revolt against societal standards as an embodiment of them, being generous, pious, and courteous, opposed to stingy, worldly, and churlish foes.
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