societal
societal
Definition
so·ci·etal (sə sī′ə təl)
adjective
pertaining to society; social
societal
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- norm: The stand we take to societal norms is an issue of racial justice!
- expectation: Arguably the only way of predicting future societal expectations for care services is to speak directly to the potential ' market ' .
- breakdown: His response to the problem of societal breakdown was to invent a new category of restraint called the Anti-Social Behavior Order, or ASBO.
- transformation: General societal transformations occurred in a direction more 'top-down ' than 'bottom-up, ' were followed by shifts within the old media system.
- cohesion: It seems likely that sexuality will over time be a less important source of societal cohesion.
- attitude: In what ways are societal attitudes to health risks similar to other kind of risks?
Modifying Another Word
- also: Risks are also societal, because they are not shared equally.
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