Sentences with phrase «changing social patterns»

It had become apparent to Auxiliary members that there was a need to adapt to changing social patterns within Dioceses across Victoria and to explore the most effective way for the work and support of Anglicare Victoria at parish grassroots level to continue into the future.

There were, of course, many other factors that contributed to the rise of science, including trade, changing social patterns, and Renaissance interests.

They evolve very slowly in response to changing social patterns.

Not exact matches

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More often changes in the social pattern of intellectual emphasis arise from a shift of power from one class or group of classes, to another class or group of classes...

And noun groups like «religious experience,» «social change,» «conventional ways,» «cultural patterns» have become verbal counters that can no longer be redeemed for much in the way of hard meaning.

And having done so without the necessity of altering to any degree their social economic patterns, they saw no reason for changing their traditional notions of the federal character of the national government, the benefits of Negro slavery, or the superiority of a rural - agricultural way of life.

The dramatic changes which have taken place in the activities and patterns of people's social lives over the past two generations are of major theological significance in themselves.

Others have said that we must start with the individual and that change in individuals will inevitably result in changed social relationships and a new pattern of society.

Lifeworld colonization theory credits secular cultural patterns (e.g., rational communication processes) with an active role in social change, but it minimizes the importance of religion.

In The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order, Francis Fukuyama says our society went seriously out of whack in the 1960s, chiefly because of the change in sexual roles and in employment patterns forced by the rise of the information revolution.

However, the extent of this change is significantly modified by a wide range of social and personal variables such as the functions that are being served for the individual by the attitudes in question; the satisfaction the individual derives from existing attitudes; the strength of existing defense mechanisms and group pressures surrounding those attitudes; patterns of reinforcement for similar attitudes in the past; other alternatives available to the viewer; and the current psychological state of the viewer.

41 The pattern in this section of formulating Christian principles by which both capitalist and Marxist theory and practice are to be judged parallels the work of Peter Berger in Pyramids of Sacrifice; Political Ethics and Social Change (New York: Basic Books, 1974).

A new study suggests that social ties may be more responsible than biological factors in changing adolescents» sleep patterns.

Other people might notice the symptoms first, which can include changes in appetite and sleep patterns, withdrawal from social activities, increased anxiety, or emotions that are either heightened (such as excessive crying or irritability) or decreased (feeling empty or unconcerned).

There are many causes of secondary enuresis including psycho - social factors, physical factors, diabetes, child abuse, or change in sleep patterns.

Other less specific symptoms sometimes noticed by parents before their children were diagnosed include anxiety, changes in sleep patterns, social withdrawal, mood swings, depression, angry outbursts, irritability, and physical symptoms (such as dizziness or stomach pain).

The notion of «mundane internet tools» is part of an empirical and relational typology distinguishing between mundane, emerging, and specialized internet tools — these are not properties of the tools themselves, but of patterns of use and degrees of familiarity, which of course change over time, between places, and across social groups.

How our social patterns have changed?

ASU mathematical epidemiologist Carlos Castillo - Chavez of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences says, «When we compared the temporal patterns in these data to the patterns in the number of Ebola - related news stories that ran on major news networks, we found that the peaks and valleys in both almost exactly matched.

Citing previous studies, the authors hypothesized that women's sleep patterns reflect postmenopausal changes, increased bladder instability and feelings of isolation after the loss of a spouse or lack of social support.

The potential power of structural balance theory is its ability to predict patterns in the structure of the whole social network and also predict changes that occur over time, as unstable triads are expected to change to stable ones.

They found that young adults who come from adverse backgrounds — but also show resilience to break that pattern and achieve a higher social status — are more likely to be unhealthy later in life than those not motivated to change their circumstances.

Dr Read said: «It's the first time anyone has measured social contact patterns for a large representative sample of people for more than a single day per person, so will help inform mathematical models of epidemics, particularly for Hong Kong — where SARS emerged into the world — but also how those patterns change over time.»

Although the team piloted the model by visualizing the changing patterns in the ways that genes work together, the hope is that the method could be applied to social networks, dynamic diffusion networks in physics and other relational situations.

In the article, «The Natural and Social History of the Indigenous Lands and Protected Areas Corridor of the Xingu River Basin,» the authors cite original interviews with indigenous leaders who note significant changes in the forest's rainfall patterns, river levels, fires and agriculture cycles their groups have relied on for thousands of years.

Fish species used in laboratory studies, such as zebrafish, sticklebacks, and mosquitofish, respond to changes in stripe and color patterns of their conspecifics, and these features have been associated to their shoaling preferences, mating choices, and social ranks, respectively [18], [48], [49], [51].

The ESS is an academically - driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations.

UPDATE: In 2016, Marcus was elected as an Ashoka Fellow, «leading social entrepreneurs who we recognize to have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society.»

In large part it is because social and relational trust between teachers is insufficient for individuals to risk changing habits and patterns — even simple ones (Payne, 2008).

The articles in the special issue show that the social networks that reflect the pattern of relationships among these educators may affect and even determine the direction, speed, and depth of a planned change.

It changes the patterns of social connections between neighborhoods.

The van der Rohe jury thought as much, commending the Hall's design for finding «a convincing formal and spatial strategy for a city which strives for a better future in a fast - changing economy and social patterns, delivering a dignity to urban life and the same time enhancing the city's specific historical identity with a contemporary monument.»

Featuring two and three - dimensional works by local and national professional artists as well as graduate and undergraduate students from the SAIC, Converging Patterns addresses the question of our future fashions in light of dramatic social and environmental changes taking place now.

Her visual and written work performs patterns and repetitions of emigration and exile shaped by economic, social, and political changes throughout the world with special interests in decolonization processes.

Baseera Khan is a New York based conceptual artist who uses multiple mediums to visualize patterns and repetitions of exile and kinship shaped by economic, social, and political changes in local and global environments, with special interests in decolonization processes.

If he gets to speak in Tacloban, I hope Francis recognizes how the scope of the social calamity in that coastal city was far more the result of deep poverty and poorly governed urban growth than any shift in typhoon patterns — which really haven't changed at all in that region in recent decades.

Dr. Pielke's work on climate change effects has been criticized by Dr. Stephen Schneider, who said that with Pielke «one consistent pattern emerges - he is a self - aggrandizer who sets up straw men, knocks them down, and takes credit for being the honest broker to explain the mess - and in fact usually adds little new social science to his analysis [3].

* There is too much conflicting evidence about climate change to know whether it is actually happening * Current climate change is part of a pattern that has been going on for millions of years * Climate change is just a natural fluctuation in Earth's temperatures * Even if we do experience some consequences from climate change, we will be able to cope with them * The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic * The evidence for climate change is unreliable * There are a lot of very different theories about climate change and little agreement about which is right * Scientists have in the past changed their results to make climate change appear worse than it is * Scientists have hidden research that shows climate change is not serious * Climate change is a scam * Social / behavioural scepticism measures * Climate change is so complicated, that there is very little politicians can do about it * There is no point in me doing anything about climate change because no - one else is * The actions of a single person doesn't make any difference in tackling climate change * People are too selfish to do anything about climate change * Not much will be done about climate change, because it is not in human nature to respond to problems that won't happen for many years * It is already too late to do anything about climate change * The media is often too alarmist about climate change * Environmentalists do their best to emphasise the worst possible effects of climate change * Climate change has now become a bit of an outdated issue * Whether it is important or not, on a day - to - day basis I am bored of hearing about climate change

So in Chapter 3, drawing on standard social science content analysis procedures and the measures used by Boykoff, I provide the first reliable and valid data evaluating systematic patterns in mainstream coverage of the reality and causes of climate change for the key political period of 2009 and 2010.

One of the trends coming out of this regressive pattern is that social change - leaders are doing what their early twentieth century counterparts did before them: they are fleeing to Europe for inspiration and even some kind of enlightenment.

For instance, along with possible carbon fertilisation effects and a longer growing season (Chapter 5), many mid - and upper - latitude areas see quality - of - life benefits from winter warming, and some areas welcome changes in precipitation patterns, although such changes could have other social consequences.

«As a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, my clinical training enables me to treat a variety of clinical issues such as, but not limited to; anxiety, depression, child behavioral problems, anger, trauma, ADHD as well as relational issues involving couples and families.Honoring each person's unique perspective, I seek to help children, adolescents, adults, couples and families work through difficult feelings, enhance their ability to cope with stress, change destructive patterns, adjust to change, and find a renewed sense of belonging in life, work, and relationships.»

Fourth, we could not analyze the processes that link chronic illness with depressive symptoms, such as metabolic changes, changes in activity patterns, or social stigmatization.

In light of changing patterns of scientific knowledge dissemination, APA requires authors to provide information on prior dissemination of the data and narrative interpretations of the data / research appearing in the manuscript (e.g., if some or all were presented at a conference or meeting, posted on a listserv, shared on a website, including academic social networks like ResearchGate, etc.).

To examine patterns of change in social, emotional and behavioural characteristics between pre-school and entry to primary school in more detail, children were again divided into three groups according to their score on each of the scales at age 3 and at primary school entry indicating different severities of difficult behaviour (normal, borderline or abnormal, see Appendix 2 for details of the score ranges each SDQ scale for these classifications).

Since adolescence is characterized by changes in the emotional, social and academic domain, which can impact emotional well - being (Steinberg 2005b), it is important to assess whether the association between depressive symptoms and subsequent academic, social and emotional self - efficacy levels show the same pattern in early compared to middle adolescence.

Pueblo's deep - rooted stigma about mental health coupled with intergenerational poverty makes changing patterns and attitudes towards children's social - emotional development especially challenging.

She is fascinated by how Sound Discipline bridges the gap between individual and social change by giving communities tools for reflecting on their own and others» mindsets, assumptions, and behaviors in a way that undoes the patterns and systems that so often perpetuate inequity and marginalization.

Perceived positive outcomes for the model include: decline in crime rate and level of violence; an effective community corrections program at Palm Island that has kept people from appearing before court and from possible incarceration; dramatic decrease in juvenile crime at Kowanyama; changes in social patterns; more effective government service delivery, leading to savings in time and money for government and community agencies, courts, law enforcement agencies and correctional centres.