arbitrariness

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But being a trans woman in a society that devalues womanhood breaks that inherent hierarchy and makes its arbitrariness all the more visible.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

As a student at the University of Chicago, he became fascinated with the ways her work “gave you a view of the arbitrariness of cultural mores, cultural systems.”

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

I think the thing that’s common is the arbitrariness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

"Nothing can protect Belarusians from arbitrariness," says Pavel Sapelka.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

Initially, one of the most puzzling features of animal domestication is the seeming arbitrariness with which some species have been domesticated while their close relatives have not.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond