Sentences with phrase «good of affluence»

Book Review: The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth.

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What Lasch described in 1972 as «the familiar materials of popular discontent, quietly persisting through three decades of «affluence,»» are once again on the rise: «distrust of officials and official pronouncements; cynicism about the good faith of those in positions of great power; resentment of the rich; a conviction that most things in life are «fixed.

It is an intellectual posture well suited to the well situated in a time of affluence and relative tranquility.

(2) Because it is a better alternative to the degradation of waste - affluence - opulence, although it is that.

Familiar examples of such action would include the advocacy of social services aimed at the redistribution of material well - being so that there would be some agreed - upon level of affluence for all, including refusal to live above this parity level, unilateral disarmament, pacifism, nonviolent refusal to abide by existing laws that perpetuate injustice with the willingness to suffer the penalties that existing laws demand.

The good society is regarded as one of material affluence, where a wide range of desires are powerfully stimulated and abundantly satisfied.

As long as the poor have real hope that they will soon share in the new affluence, they may endure their poverty and work hard for the good of the whole society.

In the U.S. and Western Europe, there will presumably be either a return to certain Hellenic or older European concepts of the good life, or an intensified alienation and search made necessary and facilitated by the unprecedented affluence and permissiveness of the postindustrial economy.

According to Peter Drucker: «On Taylor's «scientific management» rests, above all, the tremendous surge of affluence which has lifted the working masses in the developed countries well above any level recorded before, even for the well - to - do.

True, some might get more of this new affluence, and others a good deal less.

«There is a growing affluence among people and they are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of good health and choice of nutrition.»

In the auditorium of a posh high school in the north suburbs of Chicago, a packed house of well - heeled moms and dads recently braved blizzard conditions to hear the lanky, affable Tough describe some of the scientific experiments leading to his belief that it is not innate ability, IQ or affluence that determines a child's ability to succeed in school and beyond.

Despite it's disastrous track - record of macro-economic management, epitomised by the Lawson boom in the late 1980s and George Osbourne's ill - timed retrenchment since 2010, the Conservatives have consistently positioned themselves as the party of fiscal discipline and economic competence, as well as the party of entrepreneurship and material affluence.

Fair trade certified coffee is the kind of phrase that sounds good on a Whole Foods shelf, the type of marketing that merges first world affluence with third world resource.

Equally, women often have similar troubles, but in a slightly different way; sometimes, when confronted with affluence and success in a man, they have the same mental reasoning block and in a subconscious effort to find and create a stable environment for their children, they will choose the man that can offer them financial stability over one that might actually be better for both then and their children in terms of their spiritual welfare.

But to make a statement of real presence and affluence, nothing beats the Rolls - Royce Ghost, with its dramatic suicide doors, inviting theater seats in back, and remarkably well - appointed cabin.

«The demand is related to the increase in the size of the human population, an increase in affluence in developing countries, as well as an increase in overall urbanization.»

Parts of San Diego — Tijuana are well known for the affluence and resort communities.

Nowadays, Phuket Old Town is still a well - patronized shopping hub and the fast development of Phuket, due to its exponential tourism affluence, has also catalysed the development of several large shopping malls and supermarkets on the outskirts of the city.

In the art world this tangle is further convoluted by the relishing of trade and an inherent affluence, elitism and circuitous pandering that can compromise anyone's well - intentioned we / they stirrings.

After the rapid expansion of people and affluence that has occurred since 1800, we should have at least the good sense to sit down and weigh the costs and benefits of continuing on the same path.

But, as yet, there's no set of such goals for those who are already living lives that many analysts say are consuming resources at a pace well beyond the planet's carrying capacity, particularly if the habits that attend affluence — from greatly increased meat consumption to unthinking energy use and greenhouse - gas emissions — are adopted by another few billion people.

John P. Holdren, now President Obama's science adviser, wrote in «Science and Technology for Sustainable Well - Being» that when you measure human harm in years of life lost (e.g., a child cut down by disease loses decades; a grandmother dying of a stroke at 80 loses a few years), the major afflictions of poverty and affluence do us in at roughly equal rates.

The farmers market is therefore a market where people of the necessary affluence are brought together with farmers where they pay more for food in return for better taste.

The continued affluence of her company, Great Resumes Fast — recently recognized as the best Resume Writing Service for the fourth time in a row — showcases her state - of - the - art writing abilities and the incredible prowess of her hand - selected team.

It's primarily about economic well - being, but: «Children living with both biological parents reported higher levels of life satisfaction than children living with a single parent or parent / step - parent... Controlling perceived family affluence, the difference between joint physical custody families and single mother or mother / stepfather families became non-significant... [and] children in the Nordic countries characterised by strong welfare systems reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction in all living arrangements except in single father households.