Sentences with phrase «cultural interactions as»

The train is praised by tourists and connoisseurs of luxury travel from all around the world for its onboard facilities & tastefully crafted itineraries that include an array of cultural interactions as well as insider experiences.

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In this article, the style of social interaction known as hygge is analyzed as being related to cultural values that idealize the notion of «inner space» and to other egalitarian norms of everyday life in Scandinavian societies.
By setting his, discussion in the context of a dialectic (externalization, objectification, internalization), he has in effect stressed the importance of social interaction for the production and maintenance of religion but at the same time he has recognized the independent capacity of religion to exist as a cultural system and to shape individual thoughts and attitudes.
What is most unlikely to change is the underlying structure of these cultural interactions: the ideologies and agendas of the churches all originate outside them; the churches play a basically passive role in the cultural drama, as receptors and disseminators rather than as initiators; they «read the signs of the times.»
They point to other destructive aspects of television that have been stressed by television researchers and theorists; the privatization of experience at the expense of family and social interaction and rela - tionships; (33) the promotion of fear as the appropriate attitude to life: (34) television's cultural levelling effects which blur local, regional, and national differences and impose a distorted and primarily free - enterprise, competitive and capitalistic picture of events and their significance; (35) television's suppression of social dialogue; (36) its distorted and exploitative presentation of certain social groups: (37) the increasing alienation felt by most viewers in relation to this central means of social communication; (38) and its negative effects on the development of the full range of human potential.
Because of the complex interaction of religious broadcasting with other social characteristics such as broader religious and cultural movements, changing social uses of mass media, and changing historical circumstances, it is unlikely that a simple cause - effect relationship between the viewing of religious programs on television and individual faith and church interaction could ever be isolated.
Nonetheless, music, as literary and cultural critic George Steiner insists, «is brimful of meanings which will not translate into logical structures or verbal expression... Music is at once cerebral in the highest degree — I repeat that the energies and form - relations in the playing of a quartet, in the interactions of voice and instrument are among the most complex events known to man — and it is at the same time somatic, carnal and a searching out of resonances in our bodies at levels deeper than will or consciousness.»
«Here we have a really exciting opportunity to investigate the interactions between these people, and other cultural groups in the area such as Indo - European and Austro - Asiatic on one of the great crossroads of human prehistory,» states author Simon Greenhill of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
«Our research points to the fact that changes in long - distance contact, socio - cultural interactions and population movements may be just as important, or more important, for innovation as environmental drivers,» says van Niekerk.
In order to assess global events such as the war in Iraq, they need to understand global politics; in order to have an informed perspective about global warming, they need to understand global economics, environmental sciences, and geography; and in order to communicate successfully with their neighbors from other cultures, they need to appreciate cultural differences and have skills that allow effective and respectful cross-cultural interactions.
Learning and literacy are viewed partly as cultural activities, not just because they are acquired through social interactions but also because they are an indication of how a specific cultural group or discourse community interprets the world and transmits information.
The elements include the recognition and use of heritage languages; pedagogy that stresses traditional cultural characteristics and adult - child interactions; pedagogy in which teaching strategies are congruent with the traditional culture, as well as contemporary ways of knowing and learning; curriculum based on traditional culture that places the education of young children in a contemporary context; strong Native community participation in the planning and operation of school activities; and knowledge and use of the social and political mores of the community.
A pedagogical objective of this assignment was to increase the interaction among preservice teachers for the purpose of improving the following: (a) their understanding of musical vernacular, genres, and cultures; (b) their appreciation of the relationships among personal, social, and cultural identities; and (c) an introduction to digital learning technologies as a platform for community building.
These cultural features are footholds in Marie's work, as reflected in her concern for the «economic use of a child's learning time» and the central role that collegial interactions play in professional development.
The experiences of both teachers and students with individuals of differing social, ethnic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds can serve as a lens through which future interactions can be viewed.
A Freirian form of critical awareness was evidenced in student journals as they reflected upon diverse classrooms where students» various cultural styles and intellects translated into the need for different methods of instruction, communication, interaction, and self - presentation.
Instead, it builds upon the belief that when virtual experiences are designed around the «play of interactions,» preservice teachers will discover the cultural styles and intellects — the horizons — of those often thought of as «other people's children» when they are thought of at all.
Pedagogy that stresses traditional cultural characteristics and adult - child interactions as the starting place for education (mores that are currently practiced in the community and that may differ from community to community)
Shooting cultural portraits is something I've become fascinated with recently as a process of interaction and inherently learning more about myself as well as others.
Feeding sharks in Hawaii (except for traditional Hawaiian cultural or religious practices) is illegal, [44][45] and interaction with them, such as cage diving, is discouraged.
Hot - air balloon flights come highly recommended as well as an opportunity to experience cultural interaction with authentic Maasai people in the area.
Such a particular concept is in fact evidence of Balinese creative genius and unique cultural tradition as a result of a long human interaction, especially between the Balinese and Indian.
Building up a richer understanding of cultural difference as a dynamic feature of 20th - century art, this acclaimed series is essential reading for students, practitioners, and anyone curious about cross-cultural interaction in the visual arts.
As artists respond to the possibility of global environmental chaos, Mark Rappolt examines Tomás Saraceno's Aerocene project, one of the artist's most ambitious imaginings yet The Truth about «Cultural Appropriation» With controversies over cultural appropriation regularly in the headlines, Kenan Malikargues that trying to control what culture artists can and can not use is bad news for political interaction and artistic imagination Power in Black and White In an America where the dividing line of race is now a cultural and artistic flashpoint, Jonathan T.D. Neil searches for a path beyond both pluralism and white privilege Carol Rhodes «Rhodes's landscapes are unlocatable because they are fantastical... They are «nowhere places»Cultural Appropriation» With controversies over cultural appropriation regularly in the headlines, Kenan Malikargues that trying to control what culture artists can and can not use is bad news for political interaction and artistic imagination Power in Black and White In an America where the dividing line of race is now a cultural and artistic flashpoint, Jonathan T.D. Neil searches for a path beyond both pluralism and white privilege Carol Rhodes «Rhodes's landscapes are unlocatable because they are fantastical... They are «nowhere places»cultural appropriation regularly in the headlines, Kenan Malikargues that trying to control what culture artists can and can not use is bad news for political interaction and artistic imagination Power in Black and White In an America where the dividing line of race is now a cultural and artistic flashpoint, Jonathan T.D. Neil searches for a path beyond both pluralism and white privilege Carol Rhodes «Rhodes's landscapes are unlocatable because they are fantastical... They are «nowhere places»cultural and artistic flashpoint, Jonathan T.D. Neil searches for a path beyond both pluralism and white privilege Carol Rhodes «Rhodes's landscapes are unlocatable because they are fantastical... They are «nowhere places».»
Drawing on his father's recollections of living through China's Cultural Revolution, his own experiences as a modern Chinese citizen and his interactions with people during the show, Sun Xun hopes visitors to the exhibition will discover a different point of view regarding China's complex history.
Tom Finkelpearl, former executive director of the Queens Museum and current New York City cultural commissioner defines social practice as «art that's socially engaged, where the social interaction is at some level the art.»
If such perception - events are more about ideas and concepts — our own, or those we glean through interactions with different communities or society at large — to what extent would notions such as popular visual tropes, specific cultural references, or language itself tend to be associated with physical sensations?
Fullerton is particularly interested in architectural semiotics and how a building's materials can express social or cultural codes as well as our interaction to the built environment.
Artist Statement As a culturally displaced artist myself, I have been drawn to the theme of cultural displacement and identity and to social psychological and cross-cultural studies that are heavily influenced by immigrant experiences and by the interaction between people and space.
Starting from the idea that abstracted knowledge is stored in cultural goods and artefacts, Vulsma's works reflect the interaction of historical relationships - such as India's leading role in the history of textile production, the rapid development of a European market and the desire to copy the Indian form language for Europe's own production - and the contemporary hierarchies in an unequal global distribution of labour.
The works in the main gallery exhibition, «Transactions of the Eye,» act as a bridge between featured artist Harold Coego's two home countries: Cuba, where historical and cultural heroes surrounded him, and Canada, where new characters and new human interactions shape a different life.
Huang and Chen are fascinated with the myth of New York as an ethnic mosaic and its reality as one of the world's most intense concentrations of wealth and poverty, materialism and spirituality, cultural interaction and ideological strife, immigration and racism...» - Huang Yong Ping, Chen Zhen, and France Morin, exhibition brochure.
I regard «morality» somewhat as I regard language: a cultural artifact that emerges from the interaction of nature and nurture.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.
As noted on the enclosed resume, I have worked as a Teaching Assistant with The Northwest School of Innovative Learning during which I came in direct interaction with children that were not only from diverse cultural backgrounds but also possessed linguistic diversitAs noted on the enclosed resume, I have worked as a Teaching Assistant with The Northwest School of Innovative Learning during which I came in direct interaction with children that were not only from diverse cultural backgrounds but also possessed linguistic diversitas a Teaching Assistant with The Northwest School of Innovative Learning during which I came in direct interaction with children that were not only from diverse cultural backgrounds but also possessed linguistic diversity.
For example, it is common in western industrialised societies like Australia for parents and carers to value children's independence, such as personal responsibility for interactions, whereas parents and carers from non-western cultural backgrounds frequently give more emphasis to joint family responsibilities and togetherness.
The cultural contexts at play here are personal for both Mr. Lorenzo and Ms. Flores; professional child care provider for Mrs. Flores; and possible community context for Mr. Lorenzo (e.g. acceptable activities for boys and how others view him), as well as the child care setting and expectations of parent / teacher interaction for both.
They describe skilled dialogue as: «An evidence - based approach for transforming difficult conversations; a tool for establishing respectful, reciprocal and responsive interactions between people holding diverse perspectives, whether due to cultural backgrounds, gender, experience, beliefs or other factors, and a framework for breaking out of dualistic either - or thinking and generating more inclusive «third» options.»
It continues to allocate rights and interests in country, dictate the nature of social interactions and acts as the basis of Indigenous social, cultural and political identity.
This could explain in part, the incongruence of feeling and acting of the rational animal hindered by external factors, such as, biological, behavioral and cultural indoctrination, that puts him in an abyss of contrasts that affect directly its behavior and its social interaction as well.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary
From a socio - cultural viewpoint, cognitively responsive behaviours (e.g. maintaining versus redirecting interests, rich verbal input) are thought to facilitate higher levels of learning because they provide a structure or scaffold for the young child's immature skills, such as developing attentional and cognitive capacities.9 Responsive behaviours in this framework promote joint engagement and reciprocity in the parent - child interaction and help a child learn to assume a more active and ultimately independent role in the learning process.10 Responsive support for the child to become actively engaged in solving problems is often referred to as parental scaffolding, and is also thought to be key for facilitating children's development of self - regulation and executive function skills, behaviours that allow the child to ultimately assume responsibility for their well - being.11, 12
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