🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

gesellschaftliche Einstellung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈzɛl.ʃaft.lɪ.çə ˈaɪ̯n.ʃtɛl.ʊŋ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Societal-attitude/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die gesellschaftliche Einstellung zu diesem Thema hat sich gewendet."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A collective disposition, viewpoint, or feeling held by a significant portion of a population toward a specific issue, group, or practice.

    "Changing societal-attitudes toward environmental conservation have driven new legislative policies."
  2. 2

    The general cultural consensus or prevailing mindset within a community regarding social norms and behaviors.

    "The documentary explores how media shapes societal-attitude across different generations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from 'societal', derived from the Latin 'societas' (society, fellowship) via French, and 'attitude', from the Italian 'attitudine' meaning posture or disposition. Emerging prominently in 20th-century sociological discourse, it denotes collective mental stances held by members of a culture.

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