Sentence examples for societal from inspiring English sources

The tone of pop music has lately shifted toward self-actualization, and the art that captured our imaginations in 2014 showed people doing what they want, defining themselves how they want, and breaking free of societal rigidity.

The figure was 300 in 2008; in a way, given the pace of societal advance in other spheres, things have gone from bad to worse.

The strong societal pressures in east Africa do not apply here, and there isn't a framework of experienced and easily accessible "cutters".

I see this image of the basement-dwelling wizard who rejects societal conventions to such an extreme degree as one of the tragic heroes of our times".

"Almost all the people know that there is a law in place against child marriage – however, it still takes place as societal norms and pressure pushes people into breaking these rules," said Dora Giusti, a child protection specialist with Unicef in New Delhi.

That's why we tackle gender equality at the individual and not the societal level.

And sugar and alcohol are clearly supernormal stimuli, so we're continuing to debate and adjust our rules and societal norms about who gets unfettered access to them, what good limits are, and how often these things should appear in a "good life".

While Schumer's sketches don't possess quite the level of withering societal critique that some reviewers have given them credit for, you almost never see this sort of subject matter broached on television, even obliquely; let alone in the direct way Schumer handles it.

"Although there is no actual discrimination any longer against Chuetas, on a societal level many feel ostracised and to a certain extent outsiders".

It's designed to tackle high frequency activity for which it is hard to find any societal benefit.

As always there are winners and losers in societal change – and the Guardian photo from Hull tells its own story.