Sentences with phrase «challenge social norms»

Plus - sized Willowdean and her outcast friends challenge social norms in small - town Texas.

Konami's noted designer begins posting Twitter updates about mysterious new title that will challenge social norms, potentially end his career.

I developed the strength to challenge social norms and to decide for myself what I think «beautiful» really means.

I've always been a «think outside the box» kind of girl — alway challenging the social norms and asking the «why» question.

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The challenge is therefore to have religious freedom more widely articulated and more deeply understood by public authorities and those who contribute to creating social norms.

It's not the ideal of sexual purity, per se, that causes these challenges, but purity culture, a social system of norms, rewards, and punishments that presents perfection as the sole ideal.

The social norm of cerebral self - control and privacy was challenged by a new ethic of full disclosure.

Earliest Christianity began as a renewal movement within Judaism brought into being through Jesus.22 The examples of Jesus, his radical and revolutionary action against the Jewish social and religious norms, indeed became a challenge to women and for women in their ministry.23 His attitude to women is one that is radical particularly when viewed in the light of his historical context.

It's actually quite similar to being a breastfeeding mom in a predominately bottle - feeding area of the country — whenever you're doing something that is challenging moral or social norms, you're going to feel a sense of judgment.»

This was a dream for me and a challenge to confront the social norm concept of excruciating pain in birth.

Britz discusses social justice as a moral norm for addressing ethical challenges in the global information society, seen as a continuation of relationships altered by information and communication technologies (ICT).

Although skeptics have challenged theories of social contagion, he cites real - life examples in politics, finance and his own research on cheating, which shows that dishonesty can become the norm when a group practices it openly.

Social Norms: One of the most difficult challenges I have found when I change my eating habits away from the «norm» is that it is very challenging to deal with the social aspect of eating differently than oSocial Norms: One of the most difficult challenges I have found when I change my eating habits away from the «norm» is that it is very challenging to deal with the social aspect of eating differently than osocial aspect of eating differently than others.

Witches challenge out social perspectives of right and wrong within cultural norms....

In Western culture, finger food usually means party fare and appetizers but this Sunday Supper event is challenging that social norm.

Radical feminists view society as fundamentally a patriarchy in which men dominate and oppress women, and seek to abolish the patriarchy in order to liberate everyone from an unjust society by challenging existing social norms and institutions.

The two navigate their feelings for one another while being challenged by the social norms of that time period.

Education's role in challenging gender and social norms around violence are a cornerstone of any prevention efforts.

«The Teaching for Better Learning (TBL) model and standards set out in this article contribute an innovative approach to our thinking about teaching standards that not only challenges persistent and oft - criticized norms in the design and approach to standards set out for the teaching profession, but proposes an alternative approach,» said Associate Professor Mark Barrow, dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland.

That decision challenged an unspoken social norm — that foreigners should never adopt Zimbabwean children.

Radical feminists view society as fundamentally a patriarchy in which men dominate and oppress women, and seek to abolish the patriarchy in order to liberate everyone from an unjust society by challenging existing social norms and institutions.

Having said that, knowing that I have this set of skills to be able to craft an image and a message, I feel both the compulsion and the social responsibility to use my art to challenge conventional norms.

Exit Art is an intimate portrait of an institution that from 1982 to 2012 challenged social, political, aesthetic and curatorial norms.

avaf interfaces geometric abstraction and transgender imagery in paintings that challenge social and sexual norms.

His prints, videos, sculptures, and performances challenge established social norms by giving visibility to the cultural outsider.

Simultaneously playful, biting, and raunchy, she challenges cultural and social norms associated with gender and sexuality, popular culture, and the current art scene.

The exhibit showcases prints, photographs and paintings from the museum's permanent collection by artists who challenged traditional aesthetics, politics and social norms.

Besides being the father of Bjork's child, Matthew Barney is one daring creative mind, challenging our thinking about gender, masculinity and social norms constantly.

No matter what your political allegiance, challenging the status quo appears to tap into the current zeitgeist, and the corporate world hasn't been immune to this movement either, with established norms being challenged by developments in technology, as well as shifting social attitudes and expectations.

64 % of the in - house lawyers participating in the survey noted that the impact of «Big Data» on e-discovery requests will be the overwhelming challenge for the foreseeable future, followed equally at 32 % by «social media and data in the cloud» and «the emergence of the «bring your own device» environment becoming a workplace norm.»

Think of the legal challenges posed by digital currency, apps, new forms of social media, new Internet platforms, online and mobile gaming, emerging forms of communication, not to mention evolution of societal and family norms, and the globalization of business and commerce.

Other challenges can include lack of understanding of social norms and office politics, which can lead to a lack of confidence.

Or it might mean challenging the «social norms that govern workplace behaviours,» shifting from a culture that works to dismiss sexual harassment and its effects.

By challenging norms and unlocking creativity, we deliver long - lasting economic, environmental and social outcomes for societies around the globe.

Radical feminists view society as fundamentally a patriarchy in which men dominate and oppress women, and seek to abolish the patriarchy in order to liberate everyone from an unjust society by challenging existing social norms and institutions.

The Advisory Panel recommends that governments and the corporate sector demonstrate national leadership by building a culture that challenges gender inequality and social norms that support violence against women and their children.