Sentences with phrase «prevailing social norms»

It is no answer to say that we are interpreting Title VII in accord with prevailing social norms.

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.

Not exact matches

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 question modern readers have to answer is whether the Greco - Roman household codes reflected upon in Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Peter are in and of themselves holy and divinely instituted, or if their appearance in Scripture represents the early church's attempt to blend Christianity and culture in such a way that it would preserve the dignity of adherents while honoring prevailing social and legal norms of the day.

Sometimes, those books which speak against prevailing wisdom, social norms, or entrenched power are the most important and beneficial to society, helping to promote a robust democracy and an active intellectual life.