Sentences with phrase «us cultural standards»

It brings into question our cultural standards for behavior, performance and punishment; it reaches into the workplace, the courts and the halls of Congress.

You can't rewrite the Bible to accommodate today's cultural standards.

He did not measure himself by the cultural standards of his day, as did some others, who scoffed at the fact that he was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), nor by the greatness of the order of the intellect (his education was that which could be gained at the local synagogue school) Some of the creatures made by the Word of God are greater in these respects than the one who is the Word of God incarnate, and that one is not ashamed of his inferiority.

Companies, like individuals, are wise to take note of the local customs and not just have the arrogance of the imperialists who assume that every civilized person goes along with their dress codes and cultural standards.

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his animated retellings of fairy tales.

Many of the people in Minimalism had achieved «success» by our cultural standards, but were left feeling disillusioned, anxious and depleted so they decided to live radically different than most Americans.

Most Christians today understand that passage as referring to the cultural standards of that passage as referring to the cultural standards of the time, and it has far fewer cultural references that the Roman passage does.

The equality of death exposes the ephemeral character of the cultural standards by which we judge ourselves, whether we are puffing ourselves up by virtue of our achievements or being crushed by our failure to measure up.

Despite the universal character of the Christian churches, the Christian missions in South India underwent a uniform metamorphosis depending on the social and cultural standards of the South... caste differences were further aggravated by denominational and congregational disputes.17

His acceptance of the outcasts — one of his most radical acts — pointed to an identity defined by one's relationship to God rather than by cultural standards of performance.

Jellinek once pointed out that «a man who stays drunk for days without regard to family, work and other duties commits such a gross violation of all cultural standards that his action can not be a matter of choice unless his is a psychopathic constitution.»

Modi's party's support for the Hindu culture war in India has shown that, for now, cultural standards trump economic arguments, which will leave demand high and supply low.

to determine what the natural age at weaning would be in humans if it was not set by cultural standards?

«Because thinness is not consistent with dominant cultural standards of masculinity, young people who conform to masculine norms may be more likely than other youth to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as high - calorie food consumption, overeating and sedentary behaviors,» explains Dr. Austin.

This is perpetuated by cultural standards of food - as - reward and yo - yo dieting.

I'm just saying I find some of our cultural standards interesting.

Throughout the nineteenth century, boarding schools were established to educate and assimilate American Indian children according to US cultural standards and values.

«This was not a good moment in the history of English cuisine,» declared McEwan's ever - so - dry narrative voice, also selling out Edward's cultural standards with the interjection that it «would not have crossed his mind to order a red».

I wonder aloud what the level of commits were at that time or whether contemporary movies impose the present cultural standards back in time.

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It's also important to note that Saudi Arabia still intends to censor all movies that are screened in this fashion to make sure they're in line with the country's strict cultural standards, which may be why they chose to focus on kid - oriented fare like this.

-- Journalism / English: Present the story of eco-tourism, as seen through the eyes of nature guides and caretakers, and develop ideas to determine if the culture of the Kichwa has been changed for the better (more economic determinism) or the worse (degrading of cultural standards) by eco-tourism.

According to Wilshaw, these schools showed signs that they do not «conform to the spirit of the equalities legislation which underpins the spiritual moral social and cultural standard».

These students are repeatedly taught about «appropriate» behavior and that the path through school, and many parts of life, is easier if one conforms to «mainstream» cultural standards.

Part of that may be because this newer generation of teachers is less encumbered by a cultural standard that keeps them in line.

In my opinion, as a general rule: If a game is meant for kids, then it should change to meet the cultural standards in each region it is exported to.

The IARC has managed to get all of these different ratings organizations to «agree on a unified process that simultaneously generates ratings for multiple territories while preserving each of their distinct cultural standards.»

Yakuza 5 was a joy to play with its rich and immersive storytelling and authenticity to cultural standards and traditions.

Although exhibiting a few blemishes emanating from age and cultural standards, G - senjou no Maou — The Devil on G - String is undoubtedly one of the better efforts out there.

Most of his art was aiming to get out of the system, and to ignore everything related to the «official» cultural standards, including art institutions.

She addresses popular culture in her work, merging themes of mass consumption with notions of social consciousness as well as viewpoints on cultural standards and constructs.

It's in the species interests (in the long long long term) to make scientific rigour a cultural standard.

«We are building a new cultural standard in our local area, of caring relationships with each other and our earth.

Reasonableness implies some social or cultural standard of reason to which one can defer.

History demonstrates that Government policies removing people from their land has resulted in the gradual disintegration of cultural standards and governance; it has resulted in fringe communities in urban areas, in alcoholism and youth suicides, and in disempowerment.

Out of the Shadows defines and addresses sexual addiction in terms of behaviour, cultural standards, legal consequences, the victim's perspective and public opinion.

CREAcrats are responsible for surreptitiously (legally by their in - house cultural standards) selling out the MLS / realtor.

As we lay there that night, I could hear the steady, sleeping breaths of my entire family, squeezed comfortably together in a space deemed far too small by middle - class cultural standards.

Not exact matches

Perhaps the best plan for most organizations is to follow the Ritz - Carlton daily lineup approach: a few minutes every day discussing just one of your list of cultural values or service standards, with the meeting led by a different employee every time.

«It's a cultural stereotype and harmful double standard that we need to change.

She argues that by not taking tourism seriously, governments are both failing to fully capitalize on a booming industry and leaving their countries exposed to the destructive elements that accompany foreign travel: environmental degradation, lowered living standards for the poor, sex tourism, and all the subtler injustices and annoyances that materialize when droves of foreigners arrive on your shores demanding authentic cultural experiences.

This paper surveys behavioral science findings on how cultural attributes and management practices can either promote or undermine voluntary adherence to ethical standards, workplace rules and legal requirements, with special attention to the communicative aspect of management practices.

Work has morphed into a twenty - four - hour fact of life, bringing its own set of standards and expectations when it comes to sleep... Sleep is ingrained in our cultural ethos as something that can be put off, dosed with coffee, or ignored.

Theo, you said, «Mary's age is a question of cultural norms and standards, not of morals.»

Mary's age is a question of cultural norms and standards, not of morals.

But once we are the government, you will see how society develops, how the living standard rises and cultural values improve.

What this means for the minister as counselor, is the importance both of striving for inner wholeness for oneself and of looking at one's counselees and parishioners as whole persons, individuals who are free to grow into whatever their own potential dictates rather than according to some arbitrary cultural or religious standards of «femininity» and «masculinity.»

That is to say, theological schools have characteristically acted in this regard as though they acknowledged a responsibility to be part of a larger public cultural life and to be accountable to its standards.

It was a pretty standard conservative upbringing, with all the accompanying cultural experiences (McGee and Me, Adventures in Odyssey, Psalty the Songbook, etc).

There is no racial or cultural reason why India can not in five or ten decades have an American standard of living.