"Societal expectations" refers to the rules, norms, and values that a community or society expects individuals to follow in their behavior, beliefs, and actions. It is the set of standards that guide how we should behave and interact in order to fit into and be accepted by our society.
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Even if that's true, the kids most likely absorbed that
from societal expectations that people, especially parents, should be married.
It also demonstrates a growing willingness by Canadian courts to acknowledge and incorporate reasonable
societal expectations in relation to the use of technology.
But for those who see marriage as a dead institution, the 30 - something Ms. Koch speaks to a deeper underlying
societal expectation for young adults:
Mothers in particular are gripped
by societal expectations of self - sacrifice and fulfillment through their parenting role.
Fathers» perceived conflict between work / caring already causes them substantial stress (Hill et al, 2003; Levine & Pittinsky, 1997)-- a stress which is likely to grow
as societal expectations of increased paternal involvement are internalized.
Greene's shrewdest gambit in the framing of Kate Plays Christine plays into this exact
societal expectation up public consumption of personal tragedy.
In spite of the
increased societal expectations around paternal involvement and the desire on the part of many men to participate more fully in family life, Berdahl and Moon's research suggests that fathers who are heavily involved in caregiving, or take time off for to care for their families, can be subject to informal and formal professional sanctions.
Well, because there are 1,100 financial and legal perks and protections, as
well societal expectations that marriage is forever (all of which can be traps, too) that offer a buffer.
But when most successful, they understand this potential imperfection (or vulnerability) as a fact, and train themselves to detect these social cues to better manage and maneuver
through societal expectations.
What matters more is what happens if things don't work out — do we see those explorations as failures or as brave, bold actions that challenge us individually and jointly, and
disrupt societal expectations and assumptions?
I don't think marriage is necessary and often makes no difference to the couple themselves, but I think there are
still societal expectations (especially from older relatives) and it might make things easier in certain situations (for legal issues etc, especially where things like visas are concerned)-- plus it's a nice way to mark the relationship as extra-special.
One of our responsibilities as a guide is to
teach societal expectations, though, so at point we will have to interrupt and let our child know it's no longer her turn to talk.
But the reality is that there are many things that would affect that other than just individual parenting skills — like a long line of trickle -
down societal expectations; the way kids are treated at school; not to mention a high - quality, state - funded daycare system that most parents choose over staying at home permanently with their children.
Topics include how relationships function, where love goes wrong, how parents shape a child's developing self, what promotes and discourages violence in children, and how our
modern societal expectations are often at odds with our needs.
Eurosceptics tend to forget that integration «rescued nation - states «from powerful forces of globalization and
high societal expectations.
As for why, engaging in family - specific mental labor negatively affected the well - being of mothers, but not fathers, Offer said she
thinks societal expectations push mothers to assume the role of household managers and lead them to disproportionately address the less pleasant aspects of family care.
When I began talking with others about what I'd been through — what I was still going through
despite societal expectations of the grief timeline — I began to realize that so many women carry this sorrow inside themselves.
A Jewish Matchmaker's Guide to Busting the «Selfish» Myth Most of us have grown up around
certain societal expectations: graduate high school, go to college, get a -LSB-...]
Both girls come from privileged New England families, but have
rejected societal expectations, not turning out the nice young women their parents expected.
An example of a blogger who might have
felt societal expectations wrote, «I kept borrowing and doing hardships to save my home and pay off my car, but as you said I should have just filed (bankruptcy) from the early signs of hopelessness.»
During a 6 - month stay on the island of Aruba in 2006, Tom says the people there helped him learn that being successful in life was about more than just accomplishing the
standard societal expectations (go to school, get a job, buy a house, etc.).
This post explores why Cloud's ability to overcome his memory and identity issues is a powerful lesson in our struggle
against societal expectations.
Margaret Bowland creates work that confronts contemporary issues of identity through probing and deeply personal pictures that question
Western societal expectations of gender, race, power, and beauty.
While I can hardly claim to be a visionary and I am not a rebel, I do believe that the work I have helped with at Our Children's Trust
challenges societal expectations of governmental responsibility and how youth can stand up for a better future.
Setting
aside societal expectations of what people are supposed to be doing, achieving, or buying, or how we're supposed to structure our love life, parenting style, free time, finances, and so on, and figuring out what changes we can make to be kinder to our true nature, to others, and the planet, is quite a process, but worth it!