Sentences with phrase «mean societal expectations»

I don't mean societal expectations on a grand scale, what I have been thinking about are the expectations that I have of myself.

Not exact matches

All of which means that before we tout the presumptive benefits of marriage for everyone, we should be willing to explore what's working for those who are happily living alternatively and whether what doesn't work for them is the actual arrangement or the societal expectation that committed couples marry and live together as well as the judgment they face if they don't follow the romantic script.

Discounting societal expectations unless otherwise important to the momma, even when those come from well - meaning loved ones or even healthcare professionals.

Whether faced with repressive political regimes or critical societal expectations and often with limited means, innovation is what unites them.

For many couples the high expectations, societal pressures and busy calendar mean the festive period is a pressure cooker waiting to explode.

It's evolved from a means of gaining property, power, and status, to a societal expectation, to, only recently, an act of love (Coontz, 2006).