Sentences with phrase «by social elites»

What usually happens with high status careers is that they become colonized by social elites that have privileged access to high quality education and useful social networks...»

Both artists have been embraced by the art mainstream, leading this reviewer to wonder whether art that is granted permission to transgress by social elites can truly be transgressive.

«It shows how religion can be exploited by social elites to their own benefit.»

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Banana Republics are societies characterized by their starkly stratified social classes and a ruling - class plutocracy composed of the business, political and military elites.

The destruction of the voting assemblies of the eastern cities, which came about as a consequence of their inclusion in the empire, effectively left competition in the practice of benefactions as the only means by which the civic elites could compete for power in their localities; and success in this was dependent upon attaining the patronage of the man who sat at the top of the social pyramid.

In this context we should like to warn against the snobbery of certain circles who imagine that natural science, technology and social planning have nothing to do with culture, which in their view can only be created by individualistic elites.

But it IS worthy to note that people continue to sheepishly believe absurdities about certain personalities that are put out there by people promulgating this or that ideology or simply trying to exercise social control by making people feel unworthy in comparison to ruling elites.

But nationalism and cultural issues were more important: irritation at a loss of sovereignty to Brussels; worries about the effects of mass immigration; resentment of a cosmopolitan elite that demeans local ways; a creeping sense of social disorder, epitomized by recent satires like Martin Amis's 2012 novel Lionel Asbo: State of England.

Theology was written by a cultural elite who obviously belonged to the dominant social class.

While homemakers were ceding power in their own domains to experts, the feminist revolution, he charges, was «hijacked by new economic and social elites.»

A slave mentality There will always be a struggle between priestly authority and prophetic challenge in institutionalized religion because institutions are intrinsically conservative and will always choose social stability over justice which works to the advantage of the socioeconomic / political power - elites whose interests are served by sustaining the status quo.

But Crossan too disabuses Jesus of expecting divine intervention to bring the kingdom, and claims not only that Jesus became «almost the exact opposite of the Baptist» but also that Jesus taught a present sapiential kingdom, though as understood not by elites (like Wisdom of Solomon or Philo) but by peasants, whose dream of an egalitarian world was a matter of social protest.

Internationally acclaimed resident DJ Darko De Jan sets the tone by playing deep, soulful house and lounge, creating an exclusive experience for the world's social and creative elite without any pretense — all with the dramatic city skyline as a backdrop.

Then he went further by accusing the Brotherhood's supporters of using social media to stir up opposition to the Gulf's ruling elite.

I.e., yes, online social tools can be a big help for a nontraditional candidate (or one not favored by the political elite), but on their own they're no guarantee of victory.

In its opposition to elitism, populism ignores, or radically negates, the vital role played by political elites in processes of social and political change and historical development.

The main choice was between the incumbent Hugo Chávez, backed by a coalition of progressive and left - aligned parties and social movements, and Henrique Capriles Radonski, a state governor with strong ties to the country's elite, who had formed a right wing coalition known as the MUD.

But the idea that the way to revive the Labour Party or social democracy is by attacking a «metropolitan secular liberal elite», as he does in several places in his speech, is utterly daft.

Established media, state radio and tv and the political class had only a walk - on role in forcing the referendum which they collectively opposed: it was the victory by UKIP in a national election (the 2014) European Elections), social media, youtube and the spreading of the message even when it was kept away from the voters by the elite that did the job.

German politics at the time had the following rough divisions: A far left wing, personified by the KPD and USPD, which wanted a radical redistribution of wealth from rich profiteers to people at all levels; a social reorganization, doing away with noble, military, landowning, and industrial elite rulers; and an end to...

The cause of social cohesion and a peaceful society will not be advanced by the special pleading of already powerful elites whose beliefs have no popular support, but by the creation of a shared national life that treats everyone equally, regardless of religion or belief.

According to a religious evolutionary theory called the «social control hypothesis,» social elites may have used human sacrifice to preserve their power, cementing their status by claiming supernatural approval for their acts.

These objects and a unique burial of a woman from East Yorkshire provide the chance to learn about the values of the social elite of Iron Age Britain and the evidence provided by graves.

For example, if I believe that human societies are inherently amoral, unjust, and governed by powerful elites who rig the economic, political, and educational game in their favor, then I might endorse the late Brazilian social activist Paulo Freire's «pedagogy of the oppressed,» wherein students are taught to view social relations in terms of power and domination.

That's a non-trivial consideration for today's prep schools, as elite universities bend over backwards to justify their own public benefit and social utility by searching out kids from less likely backgrounds and places.

• Create awareness among the mass on serious issues faced by the society and force the political elite class to formulate innovative policies aiming to bring forth social change.

The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti (Atria, September 27) As a member of the social elite and wife to a handsome Wall Street tycoon, Zoe Whittaker is living a charmed Manhattan life.

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It was in this sense that it was first employed by the French Utopian socialist Henri de Saint - Simon, in the third decade of the nineteenth century, when he designated artists, scientists, and industrialists as the elite leadership of a new social order:

By 1890, jewelry from his Parisian studio was the favorite of celebrities and social elites.

He began to wonder what the value of an artistic practice could be to a community ravaged by poverty and brutality, and whether his participation in an art world oriented toward social elites might mean that he was complicit in the oppression of his own people.

Such projects are defined by artistic practices that moderate relationships between elite science, future forecasts and social consciousness.

As I discussed in my last book, The Shock Doctrine, over the past four decades corporate interests have systematically exploited these various forms of crisis to ram through policies that enrich a small elite — by lifting regulations, cutting social spending, and forcing large - scale privatizations of the public sphere.

A 2005 survey of 1643 faculty members hailing from 183 four year colleges found the conservative faculty members were by far out numbered by their liberal colleagues and that these differences are not unique to elite universities and the social sciences.

The elites of these interests then respond to these threats by fostering countermovements to protect their interests by opposing or challenging social movements.

Alex Jones» Films Endgame and Fall Of The Republic address the hijacking of the environmental movement by elite social Darwinists in more detail.

As ancient civilizations crumbled, absent sound leadership from elites, people responded by creating new, simpler social and economic arrangements that required smaller energy investments.

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