individualism

Example Sentences

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The legal scholar blames an attitude of “radical individualism” for convincing many adults that they need guns.

From Washington Times

In fact, it is technology that has produced the two overall trends she emphasizes in her new book: an increase in individualism and a prolonging of the expected transition periods from childhood to full maturation.

From Washington Post

It's a complicated history, but how did we arrive at this place where individualism is such a strong theme in our national story?

From Salon

A real problem that America has — and I think it’s also what our show is about — is that America is only interested in the pursuit of individualism at the expense of community.

From New York Times

And its rigid hierarchy and customs do not mesh well with the deification of liberty and individualism that permeate U.S. culture.

From Washington Post