privatism
Americannoun
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Origin of privatism
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In the 1950s, U.S. college students were deemed to be a "silent generation" of "apathetes" who burrowed in "privatism" like gophers with tired blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Is it really surprising that the public's often noted withdrawal into self-pursuit and privatism has coincided with the epic spread of air conditioning?
From Time Magazine Archive
There is an impression now of national unity, a feeling that the U.S. is emerging from the privatism and divisions of the Me Decade.
From Time Magazine Archive
It leads to the "privatism" of early marriage and big families as a substitute for big careers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our trainees were themselves mainly in the second half of life, and they well understood the "privatism" that is a legacy of our past.
From Marriage Enrichment Retreats Story of a Quaker Project by Mace, D. R. (David Robert)
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