social conscience
noun
: caring or concern about important social issues
I can't work for a company that has no social conscience.
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That’s tricky to do with some of the more hard-hitting films, or films that have a social conscience, when the news is mostly depressing.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Mbappe has looked to blend this social conscience with his commercial partnerships in a way that looks very new.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
True crime is very popular, but also has a bad rap as being exploitative — and it can be exploitative; not everything is done well or with a social conscience.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
The film embodies Willa’s mission of finding great material with a social conscience and tailoring the release strategy to not only bring in audiences but really reach them through events around the film.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Davis’ skill at staging and shooting kinetic suspense grabbed audiences in that film and the terrific thrillers that followed, but what really separated him from his peers was the elegant integration of his own social conscience into the material.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
That remark sounds like something that might be uttered by a horror movie character—a Dr. Frankenstein with a social conscience, perhaps.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
During these years, the Catholic Church’s social conscience was on the rise.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This Arizona beer has a social conscience Drink beer, save water.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Mbappe has looked to blend this social conscience with his commercial partnerships in a way that looks very new.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
True crime is very popular, but also has a bad rap as being exploitative — and it can be exploitative; not everything is done well or with a social conscience.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
The film embodies Willa’s mission of finding great material with a social conscience and tailoring the release strategy to not only bring in audiences but really reach them through events around the film.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Davis’ skill at staging and shooting kinetic suspense grabbed audiences in that film and the terrific thrillers that followed, but what really separated him from his peers was the elegant integration of his own social conscience into the material.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
That remark sounds like something that might be uttered by a horror movie character—a Dr. Frankenstein with a social conscience, perhaps.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
During these years, the Catholic Church’s social conscience was on the rise.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This Arizona beer has a social conscience Drink beer, save water.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
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“Social conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20conscience. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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