Sentence examples for avoid ostracism from inspiring English sources

Some views of coercion and valid consent would imply that consent to avoid ostracism would be valid (e.g., Nozick 1974); others not (e.g., Cohen 1988).

Consequently, they may have resisted screening to avoid ostracism within society.

Families are made aware of their responsibility to ensure a protective and supportive environment for their daughters in order to avoid ostracism and child abandonment.

Occasionally both Muslims and Christians feel pressure to convert to another's faith in order to avoid fallouts and ostracism.

One example is finding ways to avoid extreme social ostracism.

Taboos are things people avoid out of fear of ostracism.

The proposal is a sharp break from the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when the stigma of the disease and the fear of social ostracism caused many people to avoid being tested.

Essentially, it is to prevent a host of negative impacts, including fear of rejection, stigma, ostracism, social exclusion, discrimination and breach of confidentiality, but it is also to avoid worrying others [ 14, 50, 52, 54, 55].

It is conceivable to me that transsexuals who avoided the trauma and shame of social ostracism and parental criticism would be happier and better adjusted than the gay men whose masculinity came at the expense of shame and disappointment.

One respondent said he avoids wearing black and looking gothic because his friends do not wear those styles, suggesting a fear of ostracism when wearing alternative clothing.

The fear of social scrutiny and ostracism, along with a general stigma regarding alternative and counter-culture, appears to be the most common motivation for avoiding alternative styles.