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Meanings of permissive society in English

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Usage of permissive society in English
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But there was a backlash to that more permissive society.
Reuters
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This is extremely important in today's permissive society, as shown in the following commencement speech.
Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
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Don't let us deceive ourselves; this is the root cause behind the so-called permissive society.
Lid Off the Cauldron
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I remember the secondary school, Stantonbury Campus, felt like a permissive society to my 12-year-old self.
The Guardian
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It can be only a matter of time now before we are told of something called the permissive society.
The Irish Times
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With all the temptations young people face, it sometimes seems the allure of the permissive society requires superhuman feats of self-control.
State of the Union Addresses
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Most of what has happened in becoming a more permissive society has featured alongside a society which has become much less agreeable.
The Guardian
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The New Yorker, February 26, 1972 P. 82 We tend to think our present permissive society is new.
The new yorker
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Known as the "teenagers' priest", he was a staunch upholder of traditional Catholic values and stern opponent of the permissive society.
The Irish Times
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