Sentences with phrase «cultural shift as»

And this year's trends also reflect a larger cultural shift as neutral names gained in popularity.
Pivots thus are a normal and necessary process in expanding the market, and recognizing cultural shifts as well as kick - starting growth.
It underscores the agility of the visually and critically engaged to call attention to cultural shifts as they happen — and the importance of listening.
It's an enlightening portrait of America, presenting a magpie's dream of glitter and gaudiness that delineates cultural shifts as much as stylistic trends.
As a child of the Middle - East and an adult of the West, Maryam Yousif's work reflects hyper geographical and cultural shifts as they vacillate between real and unreal psychologically charged spaces.
Small steps and changes by individuals [can lead to] cultural shifts as a community.

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Nothing is new, not even the cultural shifts that, as Auden quipped, «hunt us out of life to play / at living in some other way.»
In the case of the doctrine of revelation and inspiration the shift meant that the Bible and its teachings came to be viewed as the product of human cultural experience, time conditioned and relative in authority, and certainly not a suitable cognitive guide to thinking persons today.
Any such change is simply a shift in convention (as there is no teleological Nature), a change in a cultural artifact.
Turning first to the Asian values claims, I offer a four-fold critique of the these culture - based claims: first, I will briefly address the Asian values claim on a substantive level; second, I will address a related cultural prerequisites argument which seeks to disqualify some societies from realization of democracy and human rights; third, I will consider claims made on behalf of community or communitarian values in the East Asian context; and fourth, a recent shift to concern with institutions and their role in social transformation will be considered as a prelude to the constitutionalist argument addressed in the second half of this essay.
As a clinical child psychologist interested in youth sports, I've seen a huge cultural shift in the meaning and culture of youth sports.
As the doula industry begins a cultural shift towards sustainable business practices and greater diversity, we would be remiss in forgetting our origins.
«Our role shifted from just a place to come and admire greenery to forming a more social and cultural role in the community as well,» said Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Executive Director Eunita Rushing.
These changes are brought about principally by the increased participation of women in employment, but this has led to a cultural shift in the way men view caring for children — as women's aspirations have changed, so have men's: the desire to participate more in the lives of their children is growing in all social groups, particularly among younger parents.
TV continues as a dominant force, and there's a cultural shift in our attitudes toward gender.
In another recent Washington Post article, several experts predicted that the popularity of school food reform and cultural shifts regarding obesity over the last eight years would serve as a check on Trump and the new Republican - controlled Congress, while others seemed less sure.
For example, the School Food Initiative set out to improve food on the plate at local public schools, and soon learned that such improvements also required us to influence cultural shifts within school districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the community.
I feel driven to help our society shift its cultural attitude from viewing sleep as a luxury and the need for it as a sign of weakness.
As we create a cultural shift to increase the use of simple, reusable cloth diapers, we need to dig into the rich substance of the history of cloth diapering.
I feel like it all has to work together as part of an admittedly huge cultural shift.
Still, as I've seen in other countries, healthy school meals have to be part of a wholesale cultural shift in schools and communities for the changes to have a wide - ranging impact.
«As usual, baby names are reflecting a larger cultural shift,» said Linda Murray, BabyCenter Global Editor in Chief.
Cultural innovations and child care practices and, importantly, the dynamic social values and ideologies that legitimize them, shift quite rapidly relative to evolutionary - based changes in fundamental infant biology.1 This raises the possibility that widely recommended infant care practices can be at odds with the human infant's biological, psychological and emotional needs and expectations, at least as inferred from the human infant's evolutionary past.
As social media becomes increasingly present in our everyday lives, a major democratic cultural shift is underway.
The emphasis shifts to an identifiable national, ethnic or cultural group as opposed to a racial group
In a remarkable video he made in Uganda that is posted on YouTube (since removed, though activist and blogger Andrés Duque made a copy, which is posted at the end of this story), Cabrera described the «cultural shifters» throughout history as a despotic rogues» gallery — Communists, Nazis, the North Korean government.
But these things take time and there is a cultural shift that is required as they go about that.
«In light of these sensitivities, we have decided to shift our support to other National Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee cultural and social efforts throughout the year as part of our continuing commitment to the community.»
So when people look back they don't just say that it was a good thing to do, they look back in the same way as to the welfare state and say there was a cultural shift
As the primary contest entered its final days, a YouTube video Cabrera produced last winter in Uganda surfaced in which he lavishly praised that country's government leaders as «the righteous,» resisting the efforts of «cultural shifters» — a group in which he erroneously included the US government — trying to force gay marriage on the African natioAs the primary contest entered its final days, a YouTube video Cabrera produced last winter in Uganda surfaced in which he lavishly praised that country's government leaders as «the righteous,» resisting the efforts of «cultural shifters» — a group in which he erroneously included the US government — trying to force gay marriage on the African natioas «the righteous,» resisting the efforts of «cultural shifters» — a group in which he erroneously included the US government — trying to force gay marriage on the African nation.
Studies like this one are instrumental in understanding cultural differences that increasingly arise as the globe's economic centre of gravity shifts towards East Asia.
While direct measures such as emergency preparedness and the strengthening of response - related institutions is helpful, this study has identified the need for a wider cultural shift to ensure the poorest and most vulnerable are properly protected.
The elegant women's shift dresses have been observed as the reflection of major cultural changes in the history of fashion during its peak times of immense popularity.
«I don't think these campaigns and companies are responding to the dating websites as much as they are to the cultural shift in the country.
#MeToo was the story of the year and as exhilarating as it was to watch a cultural shift unfold in real time, you had to wonder if the films themselves would survive.
There will be much to complain about this year, but it's important to celebrate when something this significant shifts organically as it has here, with original stories being told from different cultural perspectives.
There are discussions of shifting cultural identity in a changing urban landscape, and Melonie Diaz as an activist against gentrification; however, by the end of The Cobbler this progresses into an under - explained «Gotcha!»
The idea of capital punishment as both reliable, objective justice and effective deterrent is shown to be dangerously absurd, and its abolition does not signal an instant cultural shift.
«Today we are witnessing a historic cultural shift in our industry, and hopefully our society as well,» said Schlamme.
They represent the culmination of a cultural change that began as the 1980s indie film movement shifted control of American film production away from the major studios to the entrepreneurship of individual (not necessarily «independent») outsiders.
The online Data Wise Leadership Institute, on the other hand, ensures that teams dedicate the intensive collaborative time that Data Wise's cultural shift requires; Boudett describes it as a retreat in a box with live virtual support.
With this in mind, cultural response balloons out into a much larger consideration for the classroom, one that will shift and change from year to year as demographics, students and our political landscape ebb and flow.
This mandate doesn't have to come from Washington, D.C., but each pilot program should be seen as part of a larger cultural shift.
As cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito put it, «You're seeing the shift in expertise in authority, so that kids may know a lot about certain things, but parents can also bring really important expertise to the table, and that's when you see a really productive shift in power dynamic around learning.»
As a result of shifting demographics, it's important for schools to consider classroom strategies, family engagement practices, and how to best navigate cultural divides, said Associate Professor Natasha Kumar Warikoo, program chair for EIS
As a result of shifting demographics, it's important for schools to consider classroom strategies, family engagement practices, and how to best navigate cultural divides, said Associate Professor Natasha Kumar Warikoo, program chair for EIS «Even though one out of every...
Like a law firm, we empower highly compensated, full - time practitioners (teachers) as the school's primary decision - makers, and use cultural relevancy, agency and neuroscience to shift the school's enterprise from merely providing information to intentional human development.
«This decisive vote helps restore the pride in being multi-lingual as a valued skill and reflects a cultural shift toward openness and acceptance of people from all different backgrounds.»
The author points to U.S. political shifts and changing federal policy in education as catalysts for the social and cultural exclusion of vulnerable children of color.
This enrollment milestone reflects not only a cultural shift but also a host of challenges for educators, including more students living in poverty, more students learning English as an additional language, and more whose life experiences will differ from those of their teachers.
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