"It's a societal attitude that is creeping into the medical profession."

The female child's status is the product of general societal attitude towards women at large in India.

So, it is also true that classroom interactions would be influenced by public opinion, and societal attitudes.

"Given the shifting societal attitudes towards alcohol, the timing couldn't have been better," he said.

In addition, societal attitudes toward smoking have changed dramatically.

They also show that stereotypes and societal attitudes will not necessarily be altered through technological progress.

Much less research has been conducted into societal attitudes toward bisexuality.

Since then, societal attitudes have changed, in part because of improved imaging of the unborn child.

But societal attitudes are as skewed as those of any jurist.