Sentences with phrase «increased societal expectations»

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E.g. Marvin Harris argued convincingly to me, among many other things, that diminishing resources and expectations markedly increased the likelihood of despotism replacing democratic institutions, and by the way diminishing the likelihood of effective societal responses to diminishing resources.

This was accompanied by dramatic changes in cultural traditions, societal expectations, and divorce and child custody laws which led to increased reliance on the courts to adjudicate separation and divorce disputes, including decisions related to children.