Sentences with phrase «concept of a common culture»

In «Choice, Testing, and the Jigsaw» in the Forum section, Diane Ravitch and Nathan Glazer show how the very concept of a common culture has evaporated in the public schools even as Steiner worries about the testing culture that may be replacing it.

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Concentrating on the Middle East since World War II, Pryce «Jones shows how one Arab regime after another has been but a repeat of tribal allegiances played out in a pattern of lust for power and revenge, reflecting a shame «honor culture that leaves no room for the concept, never mind the pursuit, of the common good.

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I think the fundamental flaw with the intuitive eating concept, such as it's typically discussed in mainstream health and fitness culture, is a common misunderstanding of what intuition actually is, and how it thus effectively applies to successful dieting.

That's because, writes Vatterott, in her chapter, «The Cult (ure) of Homework,» the concept of homework «has become so engrained in U.S. culture that the word homework is part of the common vernacular.»

Although the concept of a culture of poverty has been refuted (Gorski, 2008), too many educators continue to believe that people who live in poverty share a common set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors (such as a poor work ethic, alcohol or drug abuse, and apathy toward school).

While notions of utopia are common in popular culture, such as through science fiction novels, films, and television, the concept remains an ideal outside of our reach.