Sentences with phrase «address cultural concerns»

Rather, it's much more effective to address cultural concerns, then social concerns, then personal concerns.

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«I tried to address their concerns regarding cultural inaccuracies and potentially incendiary characterizations,» he told The Daily Beast.
As a pastor in New York City, I address any number of cultural issues and concerns on a weekly basis.
Roman Catholic theologian Mary Grey is less concerned with reforming a particular confessional tradition than with addressing a broader cultural crisis — that of global capitalism.
Turning first to the Asian values claims, I offer a four-fold critique of the these culture - based claims: first, I will briefly address the Asian values claim on a substantive level; second, I will address a related cultural prerequisites argument which seeks to disqualify some societies from realization of democracy and human rights; third, I will consider claims made on behalf of community or communitarian values in the East Asian context; and fourth, a recent shift to concern with institutions and their role in social transformation will be considered as a prelude to the constitutionalist argument addressed in the second half of this essay.
«Waiting for Bebe» not only will address these specific health concerns, but will also explore the rich cultural traditions and myths surrounding pregnancy in Hispanic culture.
However, rather than simply accepting the opinion of states and critical Western scholars as the point of reference, the edited book Responsibility to Protect: Cultural Perspectives in the Global South by Rama Mani and Tom Weiss addresses the important and so far under - researched question of what scholars and activists from the global south really think about the R2P principle and how the R2P implementation process can account for those southern concerns and insights.
Human rights defenders in this region are actively engaged in on - going research, monitoring, documentation and advocacy addressing a range of ecological, cultural, social and political concerns.
And with the service's centennial happening in 2016, NPS is working on a «plan of action» to improve the parks for the big celebration, as well as to address long - term concerns, including cultural resource management, invasive species, and climate change.
Since then, GTP has branched out to address a variety of human rights and related concerns in a variety of contexts such as the destruction of cultural heritage sites in conflict zones such as Iraq, Syria, and Azerbaijan.
There have now been a few successful lawsuits brought to challenge various versions of these tests, with rulings centering on tenuous connections between the skills being tested and those necessary to do the job.120 To address some of these underlying concerns, the TeachNY Advisory Council, supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Education, drafted policy recommendations in May 2016 around teacher preparation recruitment, selection, and cultural competence in the hopes of finding ways to improve teacher quality and diversity.121
DiverseWorks is a local and national source for high quality, progressive works of art that compel viewers to broaden their perceptions of what art is and how art can be a critical tool for addressing cultural and aesthetic concerns.
Organized by Kultura Medialna and curated by Maria Veits for their annual Construction Arts Festival, the exhibition draws on the current political and cultural concerns of Dnepr, the largest city in proximity to the occupied Ukrainian territories and Crimean annexation and addresses disputable territories, belonging and ownership of the public space and its reshaping by various social groups, urban planning and attempts to create a dialogue in and about public spaces between communities, governments and activists.»
In the 1950s and 1960s, a generation of artists led by Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake responded to a radical cultural shift in Britain, addressing the rise of mass media, the cult of celebrity, questions of identity and prevalent political issues — all concerns still relevant today.
Emerging in the early 1960s world of experimental film, music, poetry, dance and Happenings, Carolee Schneemann's multimedia work addresses the interrelationship between postmodern issues and broader cultural concerns.
«Anita's selection not only reinforces our commitment to having artists at the helm, but also our mission to address contemporary social - political - cultural concerns.
They often address contemporary concerns that resonate both on a personal level and in larger cultural contexts.
This exhibition and its related events are part of UHM ART: CRITICAL GEOGRAPHY IN HAWAI`I SERIES that highlights local and international artists who address social - cultural concerns associated with space, place, and environment in O`ahu.
But with the advent of the Women's Liberation movement on the West Coast, feminist art boldly emerged in the wake of the second wave of feminism, addressing the social, political, and cultural concerns of womanhood.
«Bound Unbound: Lin Tianmiao» traces the arc of Lin's career from the mid-1990s, foregounding a body of work that addresses a broad set of concerns that range from gender roles to personal and cultural identity in post-Tiananmen China.
In addition to addressing feminist concerns, her work tackled cultural perspectives that had been underrepresented during the feminist movements of the early 1970s.
It also addresses the various native cultural needs and wildlife concerns while also keeping the ocean free from environmental threats such as oil spills.
Hilland said feedback from Aboriginal lawyers and law students found they often faced specific cultural challenges and lacked experienced mentors to provide counselling to address their concerns about the practice of law or career advancement.
Mental health consultants should demonstrate awareness and knowledge of cultural beliefs and perceptions that may influence use and acceptance of interventions to address emotional and behavioral concerns for young children and their families.
According to Samuels et al, (2009) in the publication Toolkit for Modifying Evidence - Based Practice to Increase Cultural Competence, it is important to consider how to make the most of evidence - based practices to address social - emotional and mental health concerns of culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
The American Psychological Association (APA) attempted to address diagnostic concerns by amending the Diagnostic and Symptoms Manual IV (DSM) to diagnose problems with appropriate consideration of bio-social and cultural contexts and influences.
She explores the cultural forces that have changed marriage in our society, and then explains how therapists can address the new consumer mindset most couples bring into therapy, prioritizing individual happiness and self - fulfillment above other relationship concerns.
Some areas that sex therapy can address are desire discrepancies within a couple, development & deepening of emotional and sexual intimacy, arousal and desire concerns, difficulties with climax, emerging sexual identities, socio - cultural factors associated with sexuality, open relationships, extra-marital affairs & infidelity, diversity of sexual expression, cybersexuality, sexual trauma, abuse & rape, sexual dysfunction such as difficulty establishing or maintaining an erectile and painful sex.
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