Sentences with phrase «cultural issues specific»

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This is not a cultural issue, it is a response to specific commands from god.

Since 1980 Reagan has taken «profamily» and «ProAmerica» stands on specific social issues of crucial moral and symbolic importance to the electorate's cultural conservatives, not just to fundamentalist Christians.

While the impact of these classical theories has remained strong, I would like to point to a specific contribution that, in my view, has served as a kind of watershed in our thinking about the cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of inquiry.

It also addresses issues of technical terminology, period - specific language and style, and historical and cultural perspective.

Language issues, cultural differences, technological developments and preferences for specific European countries will be covered at this event.

Develop outcome - oriented performance metrics that will be utilized to measure the impact of the professional learning in areas such as standards - based, data - driven, and differentiated instruction, equitable access to high - quality instruction, cultural competence, subject - and content - specific issues, and the effective leveraging of resources to address equity and excellence.

Reacting to radical changes taking place internationally in the late»80s and early»90s, these shows — «In Transit,» «The Final Frontier,» and «Trade Routes» — posed questions about globalization's social, economic, cultural, and intellectual exchanges, and grappled with issues as wide - reaching as neoliberal capitalism and as specific as the situations facing individual cities.

The artists included in Cities of Conviction use visual language to explore the pertinent cultural issues facing Saudi Arabia and its citizens, which are in parallel with those facing artists from Utah and, in a world becoming ever more global, the artists also address the dilution of specific elements of culture.

The Repellent Fence is a monumental, site - specific installation that examines the cultural, political, economic and ecological issues of indigenous migration within the context of -LSB-...]

Within this context, Shawky has explored a variety of specific themes that are often rooted in regional issues yet have profound international relevance - themes such as modernization, cultural hybridization, and marginalization.

The Repellent Fence is a monumental, site - specific installation that examines the cultural, political, economic and ecological issues of indigenous migration within the context of the Tohono O'odham Nation located in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico.

The multidisciplinary Chilean artist's work addresses critical issues of the modern era — ecological destruction, feminism, human rights, and cultural homogenization — through her genre - bending projects uniting poetry, performance, painting, and site - specific installations that span more than 40 years.

This is an area ripe for cross-pollination, to learn from other sectors not just about technical aspects behind the development of a specific product or tool, but also about how to connect socio - cultural aspects of tech - based solutions to issues of inequality.

This issue arose in the context of an initiative designed to assist a specific cultural community.

Education encompasses a broad variety of topics, including education on legal and jurisdictional issues, an understanding of the role of a judicial officer, ethical issues impacting on judicial conduct, the development of specific skills necessary to perform the functions of a justice of the peace, and the development of an awareness of social and cultural context in which social issues and challenges may arise and manifest themselves in judicial proceedings.

These specific issues may be of a cultural nature or they may relate to the economic value of the land and its resources.

Examples of healing processes might include women - specific and men - specific groups; story - telling circles; cultural activities; (150) understanding the impacts of issues such as racism, colonisation and identity on Indigenous well - being; the use of mentors and / or elders to provide support to individuals; and retreats or residential - style components where participants spend a period of time going through the healing process, usually on a spiritually significant site, away from their families and communities.

Dr Davis said the study found Wuchopperen had enabled a big increase in community leaders over the past 30 years, not only in a traditional cultural context but also in empowering people to lead on specific issues, such as maternal and child health.

Because victims of domestic violence may experience the abuse in culturally specific ways, service providers should consider the cultural background and the unique issues faced by the victim and their children in order to tailor services to meet their needs.

I personally think that trying to address specific diseases is an inefficient way of dealing with these issues, mainly because it doesn't address the more fundamental causes of their poorer health which are social, historical and cultural.

Related topics include: developmental considerations, social and cultural factors of interpersonal issues of adolescents, gender specific and LGBT issues, multicultural family systems, use of diagnostic criteria, treatment planning issues, counseling interventions, relational and career issues, chemical and process addictions, technology, trauma focus and attachment, justice involved adolescents, sexually maladaptive behaviors and legal and ethical considerations.

Specific attention to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, disability and other critical historic, socio - cultural contexts and influences in the problems of addiction are appreciatively considered and viewed as essential to any effective approach to treatment.

It is therefore essential that the reliability and validity of the SDQ continues to be assessed across differing cultural settings, particularly in situations such as in China, where issues of tradition or social structure and organization may result in subtle alterations in the meaning of specific items which could impact on reliability and validity.

The NSW Government also has a number of consultative and advisory forums on specific issues, for example the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee provides advice to the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment.