mass society
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mass society
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Countries like Germany and Russia suffered a crisis of industrial modernization, with wrenching change, uneven development and the atomization of the individual in a newly created mass society.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
It represented the culmination of a strain of fascist thinking that aimed to forge an Italian mass society purged of all degenerate influences.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 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
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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