Sentences with phrase «body of social studies»

Now we have legislation, a code of conduct, corporate governance and a body of social studies.

The dashed line represents the possibility that the student product may, in turn, become part of the general body of social studies content (e.g., a local history project).

Not exact matches

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

Her detailed study of the implications of research in endocrinology for bonding in human families and for the interactions between hormones and social behavior serves to put the «missing body» back into sociology in some profoundly important ways.

From 1988 - 1991, I collected interview data on the self - and body - images of 40 professional women and homebirthers in relation to their beliefs and choices about pregnancy and birth, and published that study in Social Science and Medicine and elsewhere.

These findings are all consistent with the growing body of literature on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development, as well as physical health.38 Although some studies have found no relation between physical punishment and negative outcomes, 35 and others have found the relation to be moderated by other factors, 12 no study has found physical punishment to have a long - term positive effect, and most studies have found negative effects.17

Yet every serious international body, including the IMF, the OECD, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research — as well as Nobel prize - winners — forecast we will be poorer outside the EU.

This study builds on a growing body of work about the social implications of musical engagement with others.

The authors of the 2007 study proposed that social norms shared among friends and relatives might be a strong determinant of body mass index (BMI).

This study compared social and non-dependent problem drinkers on the impact of alcohol - related changes in the body's immune response to stress, alcohol - cue induced craving and anxiety, motivation to drink, and alcohol consumption.

The study adds to a growing body of Yale research into the complex dynamics of human social networks and how those networks influence everything from economic inequality to group violence.

Some commonly studied networks include computer chip components and social media users, but University of Pennsylvania engineers are now applying network science to a much older system: the human body.

This study adds to a growing body of evidence that shows sometimes more nuanced approaches are needed to fit with the local social and political realities and we should tailor solutions on more of a case - by - case basis.

Results of three independent studies suggest a woman's body image is strongly linked to her perception of what she thinks men prefer, said lead researcher and social psychologist Andrea Meltzer, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

A new series of studies by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London and at University of London College found that people who have social power are strongly influenced by internal body cues stemming from their motor system when making judgements about preferences of paintings, objects, movements or letter sequences.

«We believe our study has the potential to open a complete new field of investigation in modern neuroscience by demonstrating that even the simplest functions of the motor cortex, such as creating body movements, are heavily influenced by the type of social relationships among the animals participating,» said senior author Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D..

No one knows who created this miniature marvel, dubbed the «Vogelherd horse» after the cave in Germany in which it was found, but it is clear that this ivory carver spent a lot of time watching wild horses, studying their social interactions and learning their body language.

The Yale study is part of a growing body of research on racial and social disparities in air quality.

Overall, these studies suggest that misalignment between the circadian clock and social rhythms and between sex - dependent biological factors such as body composition and gender - dependent social timing impact pathogenesis of diabetes in men and women.

Concerning the results of the present study, it is most intriguing that the fusiform area responds most sensitive to social signals of anxiety [46], and that these social anxiety signals also include body expressions [47].

A 2013 study found that when Twitter users looking to lose weight tweeted about their goals, they shed more pounds than those who didn't; research out of Northwestern University showed that CalorieKing users who «friended» others on the site lost at least 7 percent more body weight than the less social folks.

Why the study matters The discovery adds to a growing body of research that proves social networks are powerful predictors of behavior.

Sharon has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Harvard University and teaches courses on Buddhism, gender, race, and social engagement at Seattle University and was thrilled by the idea of further exploring the connection between mindfulness and the body through her teacher training.

While there is a definite social aspect of alcohol consumption and recent studies have shown the possibility that small amounts of beer and wine may benefit certain systems within the body, there are a number of different health problems associated with excessive drinking.

«The good and hopeful news here is that a woman who is honest with herself, is willing to separate reality from imaginary romance, and who understands that real communication (in a real room, where eyes and hands can be seen, words considered, aroma savored, body language studied, and social behavior observed) stands the best chance of finding a lover for now or for forever, who is really a match based on the realities of sexual chemistry and interpersonal harmony.»

And in a similarly placed story (on the Times front page) a couple of weeks before Rich's, colleague Pam Belluck reported that a new study in the journal Science had found that «after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence — skills that come in especially handy when you are trying to read someone's body language or gauge what they might be thinking.»)

Our study, our understanding, our own practice, and our sharing with students of the Six Dimensions of Wellness (National Wellness Institute: intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual, physical, and occupational) offer us a clear formula for imparting the life - long practice and the great triumverate of mind - body - spirit well - being.

If you want to meet the needs of your diverse student body, below are tips on how NMSA structures, schedules, and staffs their daily support seminars, as well as tips on how they build study, social - emotional, and college readiness skills in the classroom.

A growing body of research from education scholars shows that an Ethnic Studies pedagogy has proven to have positive academic and social benefits to students of all races and ethnicities.

Although literature on digital primary sources in K - 12 education is limited, the body of research is growing about their use in the social studies by teachers (Bolick, 2006; Friedman, 2006a, 2006b; Fry, 2010; Hicks, Doolittle, & Lee, 2004; Lee, Doolittle, & Hicks, 2006; McGlinn, 2007; Swan & Hicks, 2006 - 2007) and K - 12 students (Brown & Dotson, 2007; Dutt - Doner, Cook - Cottone, & Allen, 2007; Farmer, Knapp, & Benton, 2007; Friedman & Heafner, 2008; Tally & Goldenberg, 2005).

In the following decades, the social studies community developed a considerable body of literature for social studies teachers.

As Paul Meehl (one of the founding fathers of the importance of quant models versus human judgements) wrote: There is no controversy in social science which shows such a large body of qualitatively diverse studies coming out so uniformly in the same direction as this one... predicting everything from the outcomes of football games to the diagnosis of liver disease and when you can hardly come up with a half a dozen studies showing even a weak tendencyin favour of the clinician, it is time to draw a practical conclusion.

«The study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that for dogs, human attention is important during social interactions,» said Juliane Kaminski, senior lecturer at England's University of Portsmouth and the study's lead author in a statement to HuffPost.

PDF file here For the month of July 2013, the artist used her body to measure the weather at the site of SP Weather Station and interviewed people about talking about the weather, studying the moments where social discomfort and physical discomfort meet and cancel one another out.

Students who wish to focus on social practice can take a range of rotating courses adjacent to the Workshop, such as; Resistance, Art and the November Election 2018 (Kim Anno), Ecodomics (Ignacio Valero), Social Bodies (Jay Carter), the Art Benefit Auction class for Critical Resistance (Christine Wang), as well as course offerings in adjacent graduate programs Visual Criticism and Visual Studies (VCS) and Curatorial Practice (social practice can take a range of rotating courses adjacent to the Workshop, such as; Resistance, Art and the November Election 2018 (Kim Anno), Ecodomics (Ignacio Valero), Social Bodies (Jay Carter), the Art Benefit Auction class for Critical Resistance (Christine Wang), as well as course offerings in adjacent graduate programs Visual Criticism and Visual Studies (VCS) and Curatorial Practice (Social Bodies (Jay Carter), the Art Benefit Auction class for Critical Resistance (Christine Wang), as well as course offerings in adjacent graduate programs Visual Criticism and Visual Studies (VCS) and Curatorial Practice (CURP).

May 28 — August 1, 2010 Social Skin - the third in a biennial series of exhibitions collaboratively curated by VCUarts Museum Studies students - included an eclectic mix of artworks and objects that present, explore, and delight in the body as cultural artifact.

Halberstam has co-edited a number of anthologies including Posthuman Bodies with Ira Livingston (Indiana University Press, 1995) and a special issue of Social Text with Jose Munoz and David Eng titled «What's Queer About Queer Studies Now?»

A social, class and aesthetic study, The Neighbors, is a subtle yet provocative body of work for our time.

Her works range from conceptual to commercial and show a particular interest in using dialectical methods to create studies of architectural forms - be that in lines of the human body, manmade structures, or natural scenes - as well as on dynamics between the social and the private, gender rolls and body language.

The resulting bodies of works often consist of series of case studies which focus on questions of the strategies of our self - definition that are often rooted in our economic, social and cultural surroundings.

While completing her Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia, she served on the Family Studies Student Council, where she represented the Family Studies student body at meetings with faculty and led efforts to collaborate with Social Work students to fund raise for the University.

Thus, this body of work moves beyond correlational studies that have shown associations between social class and outcomes and instead provides causal evidence linking increased income in poor families to improvements in outcomes in a number of domains.

Shaving it all off: Examining social norms of body hair among college men in a women's studies course.

A large body of research has linked social support to health, but there are fewer studies that have focused on factors that influence the level of social support available and / or perceived by employees in different organisations.

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