Sentences with phrase «by social prestige»

But is the desirability of gold for decorative purposes not driven by social prestige derived from its extrinsic value?

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This point of view has been popularized by the phrase «Do your own thing,» and it has resulted in an affirmation of just about every goal imaginable within the plethora of possible objectives that people could choose — pleasure, power, wealth, prestige, even violent activism for social betterment.

I am sure that it would not befit their social position and prestige to be invited to such an unimportant and humble affair, or to be bothered by the wishes of a monk who is now dead to the world.

He is captivated by her beauty, and what she represents — a way of life different from his own, dedicated to principles nobler than social prestige and worldly pleasures.

In a year of unprecedented social unrest and acrimony, the Left and Right came together in appreciation of Albert Nobbs, a film whose tony, prestige - picture credentials satisfied Conservatives and whose deeply empathetic exploration of a woman living outside the rules proscribed by society enraptured the Left.

Consider the situation: Money that was provided because of social networks rather than need; a project designed for prestige rather than to be used; a lack of monitoring and accountability; and an architect appointed for show by somebody with little interest in the quality of the work.

The intention of coercion is to attain the course of events desired for the radicals: revolution, political and social unrest, unleashing a war with a foreign country, gaining liberty by some territory, a fall in the prestige of the authority, politic concessions on the part of the system, etc..

Second, we test mediation models namely whether the association between childhood family structure and general adulthood life satisfaction is mediated by life outcomes that may be summarized as adulthood life success, including educational attainment, employment status, occupational prestige, net income, physical health, integration into social networks, and success in romantic relationships as there is evidence that these life - circumstances are affected in a negative way by growing up in a single parent household and / or by having experienced parental divorce [5].