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affluent society in British Englishnouna society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available Examples of 'affluent society' in a sentenceaffluent society The opportunity to choose trivially in leisure is a blessing of an affluent society.But an affluent society breeds ever later and less, a seemingly irreversible trend.With the widened horizons of an increasingly affluent society, people's communities have also become more spread out.Advanced and affluent societies have a complex attitude to risk.Hi-tech means a high price even in the more affluent societies.Finally, one puzzle of modern affluent societies is that while we have an abundance of goods, we have a poverty of leisure compared with hunter-gatherers.Affluent societies regulate their labour markets.It is a rebuke to affluent societies, and a stern test of their resolve to act for the public good. |