Sentences with phrase «address cultural norms»

Educational programs and public information campaigns can also help address cultural norms that prevent women from eating enough (see Box 1 at end of article).26

«While some parts of the Bible address cultural norms that do not directly apply to modern societies, all of Scripture is «useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.»

Not exact matches

This book does not address Scripture, but it sheds important light on the cultural norms and practices that would have shaped early Christians» understandings of same - sex sexuality.

I see a pretty strong case that Scripture addresses first and second century cultural norms and implies a continued progression toward equality while some see the restrictions placed on women as timeless.

It also addresses some of the cultural norms we have regarding self - promotion — such as the virtue of humility — that make so many people uncomfortable doing it.

To frame and address bullying, researchers prefer the ecological - systems perspective, which suggests adjusting multiple conditions: home and school, intrapersonal and interpersonal development, peer groups, the community, the media, and cultural norms.

By addressing cultural and ethnic norms reflected within a group of culturally diverse students, teachers can support student success.

or another country where gender - segrated work activities don't fly (let alone nudity among coworkers), your manager or someone else in a position from authority from a region with the same cultural norms as ours should have addressed this.

Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect against risks.

Cultural norms are addressed in terms of modelling peers» fertility behaviour, meeting behavioural expectations of significant others, preferring culturally sanctioned normative rather than deviant behaviour, and how population - level shifts in expectations of women affect fertility.