"Cultural upheaval" refers to a significant shift or change in the beliefs, values, customs, and practices of a society or group of people. It often involves a disruption or transformation in social norms and traditions, leading to a new cultural order.
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«cultural»
«upheaval»
Sentences with «cultural upheaval»
- Set in 1988, a time of great cultural upheaval — against the excesses of the decade, the AIDS epidemic and the gentrification of the city culminating in the infamous Tompkins Square Park riots — TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is a nostalgia trip to a bygone era of New York City. (collider.com)
- (CNN)-- Cultural upheavals often occur in the most surprising contexts. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- The 1964 Tokyo Olympics are coming and Japan is in cultural upheaval while Umi just keeps her routine going. (hollywoodchicago.com)
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