Sentences with phrase «like social norms»

There are a lot of debates in the humanities about the relative influence of agency (the will and power of individuals), institutions, and structure (a more abstract concepts including things like social norms and expectations which are not formalized).

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With major players like CoverGirl, Maybelline and L'Oreal all breaking away from the social norm, it became clear beauty was no longer just for the girls.

In Canada, BBM and Nielsen ratings are the norm, but the latter recently paired with Twitter to measure social ratings and newer firms like Bluefin Labs and Seevibes are doing the same.

Tweets like these have become the norm in the Middle East, as social networking sites have evolved into the online headquarters for rebellion.

Orwin goes on to say that Liberal Democracy doesn't work like that in practice because it actually assumes a particular conception of the good: «For so long as you observe prevailing liberal democratic norms on all fundamental social questions, you're free in merely secondary matters to continue in the ways of your ancestors.»

The historical context of Jesus, therefore, reflects a social and economic situation in which exploitative urbanism, powerful redistributive central institutions like the Roman state and Jewish Temple, concentration of land holdings in the hands of the few, rising debt, and disrupted horizontal relations in society were becoming the norm.69

09) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms, just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service - sector economy, or longer life spans.

This could be juvenile delinquent behaviors, risk taking behaviors like drinking alcohol or taking drugs or being part of a social group were being aggressive is part of the norm - being part of the football team would be an example of that.

I haven't noticed other parties doing anything like this at their conferences yet, but if this kind of social action became the norm both politicians and the public might have a bit more belief in the public - spirited nature of politics.

Other members like Shanon, just simply enjoy the outdoors, and could care less what the social norm for women could be.

I love your comment... thank you for sharing... definitely added a new perspective... things are indeed going well, and I need to just ride it out and not be all concerned with social norms like labeling.

It's like talking to a friend — a very gay friend — who urges you to be yourself and fight social norms.

We want you to date freely like everybody else without being burdened by the unfair social norms that don't let you to express your free will.»

Characters like Ali G, Bruno and Borat all mocked social norms or satirised wonky attitudes and opinions.

Much like Adam & Paul, the characters of Frank are social misfits, living on the periphery of the norm and struggling to connect in a world that's not very inviting to them.

Things like sharing, liking, commenting, the number of followers in order to have an online reputation are today's hypes and have become the new social norms in the online world.

While group interaction may seem like an obvious way to enhance a dog's quality of life while kenneled, social isolation is still the norm at most shelters across the country.

Swapping the dream of white picked fence for the open road has long been my personal choice and while I never let the societal pressure stop me from following it, there's nothing more reassuring, inspiring and motivating than knowing that you're not walking a lonely path; that there are hundreds of others just like you, who didn't want to base their idea of happiness on the social norms and instead, decided to create it for themselves.

But, by its very nature, being drunk is often the perfect formula for acting like a total tool — yet, it's often the total social norm to have a drink on two in the process of getting to know a girl you eventually intend to make some kind of moves / advances on in order to turn a conversation into a casual meeting, date, romance, relationship.

Before the Internet became mainstream media and Web 2.0 social channels made content sharing an everyday cultural norm, innovative young artists like Shepard Fairey relied on Word of Mouth advertising to launch «viral» campaigns.

It can feel like you're operating outside of social norms when that's your highest value: to be liked.

I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead.

The Smart Set — Walk Like a Man — Jessa Crispin — Mr. Rosling and Mr. Grundy may have been uncommonly fleet (or fleeting), but chances are extremely high that they conformed closely to the prevailing social norm of masculinity, because some things change very very slowly — and views of masculinity seem to be quite... sluggish.

The Guidebook is the culmination of several years of enjoyable efforts of the authors (most of whom are lawyers specializing in areas of law directly related to environmental and social sustainability) grappling with the relationship between norms like the Performance Standards and legal obligations addressing the same topics: environmental management, labour standards, human rights, health, safety and security, indigenous relations and corporate governance, among others.

You can imagine some sort of structure, almost like a Supreme Court, that is made up of independent folks who don't work for Facebook, who ultimately make the final judgment call on what should be acceptable speech in a community that reflects the social norms and values of people all around the world.

New privacy concerns and social norms are now being broken down through devices like the Echo Spot.

Due to things like high divorce rate, substance abuse, chemical dependency, and a shift in cultural and social norms, the family system is under attack.