social order

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At the same time he is seen as loyal to Thailand's traditional social order -- a stance that resonates with many in a still largely conservative society.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Her lack of inhibition causes social order to collapse; outside the cinema, the reaction was just as intense.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

The changed times became the key to Lady Mary’s salvation, since the stage and cinema also upended the social order.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Although John Glenn later supported women astronauts, at the time he said the fact that women were not in that field was a fact of our social order.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson