Word: conforming
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...even as their ranks grow, so does a murmur of frustration. Businesswomen of color speak quietly of persistent stereotypes (for example, having earned their jobs through affirmative action), of the struggle to conform to a white male culture, of feeling that their lives outside the office are invisible to bosses and colleagues. Their disgruntlement is so acute that some even talk of quitting. But for the most part, they keep their complaints from employers, who, although attuned to their minority and female constituents, remain largely in the dark about those who happen to be both. A new study written...
...collection is a series of conflicts—the works are not at all intimidating to look at, yet they require multiple appraisals; the shifting perceptions can offer completely opposite views of the work, and characteristics of the idea of layering do not always conform...
...officially opened accession talks with Turkey less than one month ago. Despite the warm photogenic hugs between mandataries, there are still many underlying qualms regarding the possibility of Turkey becoming a full member, or even a privileged partner, of the EU. Political forces in Europe want Turkey to conform to their Western model, but the Turkish people continue to retain a strong attachment to their cultural identity. The resulting tension has illuminated an unfortunate reality: the time is not yet ripe for Turkey to join the EU.The majority of citizens across Europe remain uncomfortable with the prospect of Turkey?...
...blamed for the Cultural Revolution, the decade of terror that Mao had unleashed and then nourished. Mao didn't count among the fiendish four, but when the plucky Chinese I encountered talked of the Gang, they would hold up five fingers, then fold the thumb back slowly to conform to the official co-conspirator count. The message was clear: Mao was that disappearing finger...
You’re saying that media advice on music leads to lots of people cultivating similar tastes in music, moving from this to arguing that “cultivating similar tastes” equals conformity, and concluding that this “conformity” creates a class system, where those who don’t conform are made to feel like idiots...