mass society
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mass society
First recorded in 1945–50
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More broadly, the conquest of Ethiopia created a new forum for the expression of existing fears about mass society and modernity.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2017
His flight, which he completed in the monoplane Spirit of St. Louis, seemed like a triumph of individualism in modern mass society and exemplified Americans’ ability to conquer the air with new technology.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
It was an image of advertising that tapped into broad cultural fears of a mass society conditioned for conformity and bereft of authenticity.
From US News ● Jul. 8, 2014
By the 1990s, these worries seemed kind of quaint — the stuff of vaguely remembered church sermons about materialism, of old Life magazine articles about mass society and suburban alienation.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2013
The bilingualists insist that a student should be reminded of his difference from others in mass society, his heritage.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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