Society Flashcards
To flaunt.1
to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration:
He’s got a lot of money but he doesn’t flaunt it.
Flavio was flaunting his tan in a pair of white trunks.
To flaunt yourself
to show your body in a confident and sexual manner
To obey social costum
Some ppl obey social costum without question
To rebel against s.th
Some create an alternative social group and rebel against the traditional way of life.
Conduct yourself
to behave in a particular way, especially in a public or formal situation, or to organize the way in which you live in a particular way:
How should I conduct myself at these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette.
Social mores
the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular society:
The novel examines the mores of nineteenth-century Boston society.
To observe s.th religiously( informal)
If you do something religiously, you do it regularly:
He visits his mother religiously every week.
Counter-culture
a way of life and a set of ideas that are completely different from those accepted by most of society, or the group of people who live this way
To shun
to avoid or refuse to accept someone or something:
She shunned publicity after she retired from the stage.
Obligatory
The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.
Induction programme
Our group of 16 pre-registration, first-year nursing students were given training in the use of the eportfolio system from day one of their induction programme.
Anti-social behaviour
Smoking is now seen as anti-socila behaviour.
