“Our society on a whole is trained to see young women. There are proportionally far more of them on magazine covers, on TV, and in films than int the actual population. As a result, we have a citizenry taught to see the young and ignore the not-so-young. It isn’t conscious; it’s Pavlovian. (13)” WholeFilmYoungResultsTaughtTvsConsciousPopulationMagazinesOur SocietyYoung WomenCitizenryMagazine Covers Author:Victoria Moran
“In our society, most of us wear protective masks of various kinds and for various reasons. Very often the end result is that the masks grow to us, displacing our original characters with our assumed characters.” KindEndsReasonCharacterGrowsResultsOriginalsVariousMaskOur SocietyProtectiveEnd Results Book:Clarence John Laughlin: the personal eye Source: Clarence John Laughlin: the personal eye
“Status Anxiety: A worry, so pernicious as to be capable of ruining extended stretches of our lives, that we are in danger of failing to conform to the ideals of success laid down by our society and that we may as a result be stripped of dignity and respect; a worry that we are currently occupying too modest a rung or are about to fall to a lower one.” MayHappinessSuccessFallResultsWorryOur LivesFailingDangerAnxietyCapableIdealsDignityOur SocietyModestConformPerniciousDignity And Respect Author:Alain de Botton
“The Diet Mentality has come about because there is agreement in our society that the only way to lose weight is by dieting. But dieting produces absolutely no permanent, positive results. In fact, it makes you feel worse about yourself and probably does more damage than good to your health.” WayFeelsDoeFactsLosesResultsProduceWeightPermanentDietsDamageOur SocietyAgreementAbout YourselfMentalityDietingLose WeightPositive Results Book:Diets don't work Source: Diets don't work
“Ours is a post-Christian world in which Christianity, not only in the number of Christians but in cultural emphasis and cultural result, is no longer the consensus or ethos of our society.” WorldChristianReligiousResultsNumbersChristianityPostsOur SocietyEmphasisConsensusEthos Author:Francis Schaeffer