Sentence examples for pervasive folk from inspiring English sources

The words have the hypnotic pull of a fairy tale, and for the next 400 pages, Ms. Friedan identifies, dissects and damningly indicts one of the most pervasive folk beliefs of postwar American life: the myth of suburban women's domestic fulfillment she came to call the feminine mystique.

The Rice story has been so pervasive in the media that folks have all but forgotten that storied South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was back in trial today to hear the verdict in the killing of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamk, in a domestic violence incident.

The biggest challenge we face -- journalists and dedicated newspaper folks alike – is to overcome this pervasive culture of defeat, the psychology of surrender that accepts decline as inevitable.

Janáček was deeply influenced by folklore, and by Moravian folk music in particular, but not by the pervasive, idealized 19th century romantic folklore variant.

So perhaps it is not surprising that a pervasive, if mild, distaste for his work exists among audiences and theater folk alike.

For LGBT folks living in Mississippi there exists a constant and pervasive sense of fear -- not just the dignitary fear of being turned away at a restaurant (although that certainly exists), but also the legitimate fear of imminent violence.

Jazz is the pervasive theme of the sardonic trial scene; the quirky score also features medieval plainchant, folk tunes, cabaret and neo-Classicism.

To regain control, folk devils are singled out as a target in an all-pervasive demand that 'something should be done' (Cohen 2002).

Like treasure hunts, they evolved from ancient folk games, according to Markus Montola, a Finnish game scholar and a co-author of "Pervasive Games: Theory and Design".

Corruption was pervasive.

Substance abuse is pervasive.