Being entitled makes people think they deserve preferential treatment and access to special resources. Entitlement is sometimes confused with having high self-confidence or being extremely charming, ...

When you think about entitlement it most likely applies to narcissistic people who believe that they should be treated as special. When they aren’t, their reactions can be swift and harsh. Although an ...

Entitlement has two meanings, one straightforward, the other convoluted. The first meaning of entitlement is societal, referring to legal and moral rights that all people share equally. The ...

Even though the world is full of kind, caring, and empathetic people, there are lots of entitled individuals out there who ...

Entitlement is a tricky word. It conjures images of people demanding more than their fair share—often at the expense of others. But what does entitlement really look like, and why do Americans ...

Entitlement—a personality trait driven by exaggerated feelings of deservingness and superiority—may lead to chronic disappointment, unmet expectations and a habitual, self-reinforcing cycle of ...

Expressions of entitlement are often rooted in our life experiences, stereotypes, and societal expectations, and truly entitled women usually display certain obvious behaviors without realizing how ...

The novel, which follows a young woman working for an octogenarian billionaire, raises questions about generosity, greed, privilege and race In May, author Rumaan Alam launched his new book at the ...

I found the editorial on fixing the federal budget interesting, particularly your insistence that Congress and the next president must tackle entitlement reform (“A budget two-thirds spent," Feb. 17).