“Euphemisms, like fashions, have their day and pass, perhaps to return at another time. Like the guests at a masquerade ball, they enjoy social approval only so long as they retain the capacity for deception.” LongSocialEnjoyFashionReturnCapacityBallsDeceptionGuestsApprovalAnother TimeEuphemismMasquerade Author:Freda Adler
“If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing?” IfsNeedsDoeValuesSocialApprovalInnovative Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than none. Since many girls as well as boys buy the idea that sexual aggression and exploitation is normal masculine behavior, it may not even occur to them to demand to be treated as equals.” ThinkingNeedsWellsMayIdeasGirlSocialAttentionBoysAcceptanceDemandBehaviorNormalTreatedApprovalAggressionExploitationMasculineHarassment Author:Leora Tanenbaum
“Becoming more flexible, open-minded, having a capacity to deal with change is a good thing. But it is far from the whole story. Grandparents, in the absence of the social institutions that once demanded civilized behavior, have their work cut out for them. Our grandchildren are hungry for our love and approval, but also for standards being set.” WholeStoriesSocialDealsCuttingBecomingBehaviorStandardsCapacityInstitutionsGood ThingsAbsenceHungryCivilizedApprovalGrandparentOur LoveGrandchildrenFlexibleOpen MindedBecoming MoreSocial InstitutionsCivilized Behavior Author:Eda LeShan