If it were ours, we could do any old thing we liked with it -- like making it a means of self-assertion, or of oppressing others.
www.catholicherald.co.uk I would call it the doctrine of credible self-confidence and self-assertion, something that other countries in the world also expect from us.
www.dnaindia.com Parental responsiveness (warmth or supportiveness) refers to the extent to which parents intentionally foster individuality, self-regulation, and self-assertion by being attuned, supportive, and acquiescent to children's special needs and demands.
en.wikipedia.org Even in the most patriarchal reaches of our society, the powerful goddess offers cultural sanction for female desire, self-assertion, and power.
www.firstpost.com One is their intense need for dependence on others, and the other is a desire for independence and self-assertion.
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