Sentences with phrase «prevailing social patterns»

Some people work because of the force of social approval, letting both the nature and the amount of their work be determined by prevailing social patterns.

Individuals may conform to or reject the prevailing social patterns, and thereby shape the direction a culture takes.

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The rationale for the Charter is apocalyptic: «The prevailing development patterns in both the South and the North are leading the Planet to an economic, social, and environmental crisis which threatens the existence of human life and the integrity of Nature.»

The Letter Paintings, by incorporating the names of mainly male and female African - American musicians, undermined prevailing aesthetic categories by conflating many contemporary movements including Conceptual Art, Color Field, Pattern and Decoration, diary entry and social commentary.