Sentences with phrase «accepted cultural attitudes»

I hope we can learn from our mistakes because I think people are being hurt by the accepted cultural attitudes of social norms.

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They don't want to get caught in the crosshairs of people in their congregation who firmly believe that Christianity is compatible with nationalism, militarism, materialism or whatever cultural attitudes they've accepted.

[16] This heritage, which many Indian - Christian theologians have too often accepted uncritically, accepting the broad brush - strokes, without going into the nitty - gritty details, needs to be re-examined and re-evaluated so that the meaning of several concepts which such a heritage has spawned and which is reflected, often unconsciously, in the present attitudes of Indian - Christians, can be liberated «from the socio - cultural, philosophical and historical contexts in which they have been deified, and make their theological insights reincarnate in the life and concerns of the people.

The driving force behind this process — i.e., the «factors making for growth in the halakhah» — is, first, the «necessity to respond to new external conditions — social, economic, political, or cultural — that pose a challenge or even a threat to accepted religious and ethical values,» and, second, the «need to give recognition to new ethical insights and attitudes and to embody them in the life of the people, even if there [is] no change in objective conditions.»

With this kind of cultural attitude, adjusting to and accepting a baby's intense dependence can be difficult for new parents.

From the celebrated film Juno to a pregnancy boom at Gloucester High School, in Gloucester, Massachusetts (where 17 girls confessed to making a pact to become pregnant together), plus the high - profile pregnancies of 16 - year - old actress Jamie Lynn Spears and 17 - year - old Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska governor Sarah Palin, a more accepting attitude seems to be replacing an old taboo, and students are not immune to the cultural shift.

Make sure to learn about any cultural differences, such as accepted manners, niceties, and general attitudes towards women and minorities that may differ than what you are used to experiencing.