Quasi-hegemonic societal discourses act on wealthy entrepreneurs, urging them to embrace particular moralities by assuming 'publicly available "personas" or social-identities' (Watson, 2008: 12008
It has become a philosophical, political, economic, societal and ethical act.
He's the only man involved in this repugnant societal abcess to act wth dignity, measure and class.
Hence, philanthropic self-narratives shed light on the fashioning of positive identities in response to broader societal discourses that act on entrepreneurs to become philanthropic (Gregg, 2006; Kornberger and Brown, 2007; Martens et al., 2007).
When ought we to respect and not prosecute individuals who, guided by their consciences (e.g., conscientious objectors and whistleblowers), act against societal laws and institutions?
"My guess as to why [people impersonate serial killers]," Mark Blacklock, author of I'm Jack, tells me over email, "[is that] it's a gigantic 'fuck you' to societal norms, a willed act of transgression.
So why are the societal counterparts of these acts seen as sacrifices rather than as good sense?
Two studies aren't going to give us the whole story, of course, but the emerging picture from the research literature is that video games don't appear to have a meaningful impact on aggressive behaviour, and certainly aren't the root cause of mass acts of societal violence.
Because language in its fullest sense occurs only in the societal context in its acts of speech production and in what is being said through them, its true nature can only be intimated and perceived in living discourse (verbundener Rede) and should be studied equally in its lasting manifestations in the works of culture and of science, in literature, poetry, and philosophy.
Anne's creative capacity makes her seek out the fantastical in the real world in a manner that parallels the approach different branches of suffragists took in their public discourse; in each lies a re-visioning of societal roles wherein imagination acts as an agent of change.
"It's just unbelievable that this Congress is going to fundamentally fail to act on a societal scourge that the majority of the people in this country support," Mr. Cuomo said.
