Sentences with phrase «cultural study such»

Since the Civil Rights Era, it has become commonplace for marginalized ethnic communities to instate their own institutions of sociological and cultural study such as university Ethic Studies departments and museums like Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.

#race #ethnicity #gender #institutions #access #identity Since the Civil Rights Era, it has become commonplace for marginalized ethnic communities to instate their own institutions of sociological and cultural study such as university Ethic Studies departments and museums like Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.

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«We have studied the potential combination of Mylan and Teva for some time and we believe it is clear that such a combination is without sound industrial logic or cultural fit,» Mylan Executive Chairman Robert Coury said in the statement.

Domestically, universities such as Pontificia Universidad Catolica and the Universidad de Chile have published studies focusing on entrepreneurship influencing cultural change and and the value of the traditional business accelerator.

If economics is understood as one contribution alongside others, such as sociology, political theory, cultural studies, and so forth, then there is no serious problem.

A Culture of Conspiracy is in the tradition of studies of the cultural underground, including such works as Norman Cohn's Pursuit of the Millennium (1957).

While family scholars acknowledge that studies in Sweden and Britain have found more instability among same - sex couples, they would contend that research, such as a new study from Bowling Green State University, also suggests that gay and lesbian couples can enjoy more stable relationships when communities extend legal and cultural support to them.

Because it is education that must proceed indirectly by way of the examination of texts and practices whose study is believed to lead to understanding God and all else in relation to God, and because those texts and practices employ ordinary languages belonging to widely shared cultures and do themselves have cultural locations, such education is inescapably a public undertaking, understandable to anyone who understands the relevant languages and cultures.

But today in our Third World contexts, for obvious reasons, theological enterprise needs to be nurtured by other disciplines such as social sciences, cultural anthropology, study of religions, political sciences, economy, etc..

Hence the «Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association» include such works as Studies in Chinese Thought (Memoir No. 75), Studies in Islamic Cultural History (Memoir No. 76), Islam: Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition (Memoir No. 81), and Village India (Memoir No. 83).

«Interestingly, [our] study did not find significant clustering of muscle - enhancing behaviors within schools,» said Eisenberg, which suggests that, «rather than being driven by a particular sports team coach or other features of a school social landscape, muscle - enhancing behaviors are widespread and influenced by factors beyond school, likely encompassing social and cultural variables such as media messages and social norms of behavior more broadly.»

This study highlights that there are additional barriers for Asian fathers such as language problems, long unsocial working hours, supporting dependant elderly relatives in Pakistan and cultural barriers such as the mixing of unrelated men and women.

In order to facilitate such a comparative study, there is a need to develop methods for integrating data about events, specific localities, historical trajectories, and social conditions that precipitate acute outbreaks of destructive violence, which includes damage to cultural heritage.

Yet the vast majority of studies in the human - related sciences are not based on field research, and the most field - oriented disciplines, such as sociology and cultural anthropology, have been least receptive to the modern evolutionary perspective.

A new study finds that nationality is actually a bad proxy for work - related cultural values, and points to other groupings — such as occupation — as more reliable indicators.

The senior author of the study, Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH, a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator and assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, added that, «We are interested in looking at cultural values that may make certain demographic groups in the United States, such as Latinos, more supportive of adolescent vaccination than other demographic groups.

Neuroscience studies indicate that racial prejudices involve altered signaling in brain regions involved in empathy, which can be restored by cultural interventions such as increased racial contact or virtual reality training.

To see if a president's speeches reflect egotism in American society at large, the team compared its results to studies of egotism in other cultural products, such as 20th - century books and songs.

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.

But none of these studies was able to determine if the longevity was due to cultural factors, such as a higher socioeconomic class or better living conditions.

In their three long - running studies, the researchers have found a range of factors that seem to help, such as financial resources, social and cultural ties, and access to stable housing after the event, which all seem to help.

Such skills can be acquired by getting involved in cultural or sports associations, by living in a flatshare while studying abroad, or simply by attending communication training, he suggests.

With the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games just one week away, the director of Western University's International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) is available to discuss socio - cultural issues such as politics,...

Some study participants noted that when yoga was initially introduced at EUSD, it included cultural artifacts, such as Sanskrit language, mandalas, Hindu stories, prayer mudra (i.e. bringing hands together at one's heart), and a poster that outlined the eight limbs of yoga from Patanjali's yoga sutras.

Her works have appeared in journals such as Qualitative Inquiry, Cultural Studies < = > Critical Methodologies, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, among others.

Designed to facilitate more authentic and deeper learning, teachers will brainstorm ways to integrate the Essential Skills in Economics to also develop students» mastery of other K - 12 English / language arts and social studies skills such as analyzing and synthesizing primary and secondary sources; using evidence to draw conclusions and make generalizations; articulating and defending positions using content vocabulary; comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, and political perspectives; explaining cause - and - effect relationships; and practicing good citizenship skills while collaborating and compromising.

● Oversee the implementation of the educational vision across all campuses, and ensure schools are producing amazing outcomes for students ● Ensure all schools meet their academic and cultural goals ● Build a strong, collaborative team of principals ● Ensure schools are operationally strong, aesthetically beautiful and clean, within budget, and well - organized ● Oversee performance management systems and the hiring process across the schools ● Manage the college teams in supporting students as they prepare for college ● Provide individual development and management to school principals through one - on - one meetings, coaching, modeling, planning, and feedback ● Lead regular professional learning for school leaders (topics such as instructional leadership, personnel management, school operations, data analysis, school culture, and family investment) ● Study and analyze data on an ongoing basis ● Work with school principals to develop and implement action plans based on academic results

Of Guatemalan - American descent, Benjamin witnessed the effects of transnational processes such as NAFTA, the drug war and deportations from both sides of the border, motivating him to join Americorps as a Community Health Instructor and to study political thinking and photography at Bard College before transferring and receiving his B.A in socio - cultural anthropology with an Honors Thesis at Columbia University.

As such, this study investigates how undergraduates» ability to employ cultural knowledge and mobilize their social networks shapes their academic trajectory.

AIPCS is one of six highly prescriptive schools Whitman studied, where «noncognitive skills» — responsible behaviors such as self - discipline and cooperativeness — are part of the cultural capital the curriculum delivers.

You can get more involved in the culture of Peru or Argentina by choosing to take part in one of our Spanish courses & cultural activities, a program that combines Spanish study with specialty workshops in areas such as salsa dance, music, Peruvian cooking, weaving, and much more.

Or, you can choose to combine your Spanish study with numerous excursions, cultural activities or adventure activities, such as treks, river rafting, and paragliding, by participating in our Spanish courses such as:

While studying at AMAUTA Spanish School, you will be able to combine excellent, fun and self - paced Spanish courses with additional free cultural classes such as tango workshops, Argentine cooking, wine tasting and Latin American movie presentations - elements which make our Spanish school in Buenos Aires a distinct educational destination.

According to the study commissioned by the Royal Mail, Edinburgh beat cities such as London and Glasgow in terms of cultural services or access to green spaces.

Through its work, Iniva has continued to encourage the study and interrogation of cultural identity and difference, most recently in its 2011 exhibition Entanglement: the ambivalence of identity, but also previously in exhibitions such as Alien Nation (2007), which explored science - fiction, race and contemporary art and Veil (2003), which addressed the veneration and vilification of the veil in contemporary culture.

Its clients include cultural institutions and private foundations such as Neue Galerie in New York; the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts; and New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.

Burns and Lundh's writing has appeared in periodicals such as Art - Agenda, Art Papers, Fillip, Journal for Curatorial Studies, Kaleidoscope, Mousse, Reviews in Cultural Theory, as well as exhibition catalogues and books.

Instead in 1947, he took his G.I. Bill money and went to study art in Paris, where he met such cultural figures as Antonin Artaud, Alberto Giacometti and Jean Cocteau, in whose film «Orphee» he had a bit part.

Playful in tone and less reliant upon the exploitative construct of the case - study scenario in such large scale video projects as Them, 2007, and Repetition, 2005, Artur Zmijewski's earlier videos stand in contrast to these somewhat over-determined provocations; while recent Zmijewski productions have adopted a nearly formulaic approach to positioning cultural difference and conflict, and thereby seem to codify the subject as «other» a priori — a risk that critic and art historian Hal Foster has insightfully called the «self - othering» of «the artist as ethnographer» — three earlier Zmijewski works engage a simpler, more agile approach.

Joshua Jade, Director, received his MFA from California Institute of the Arts, a BFA and teaching certification from Lewis & Clark College, studied at New England Conservatory, and has produced, presented, worked for, and performed with such notable organizations as the Skirball Cultural Center, Highways Performance Space, Springstep Arts Center, Community Music Center of Boston, Conservatory Lab Charter School, Creative Arts for Kids, About Productions, LA Philharmonic Green Umbrella series, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and more.

Founded in Beirut in 1993, Ashkal Alwan is committed to the production, research, and circulation of contemporary artistic and intellectual practices, through initiatives such as Home Works: A Forum on Cultural Practices (2002), a multidisciplinary platform bringing together artists, writers, thinkers, filmmakers, and choreographers, for a public program of exhibitions, panel discussions, film screenings, and performances, as well as the Home Workspace Program (2011), an annual tuition - free art - study program.

His art writing includes reviews, book chapters and catalogue essays and has been published in international art journals such as Frieze, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies and unMagazine.

Among the activities with the group stand out the project Laboratório Hotel — study training center and residence in Largo da Batata in São Paulo - sponsored by the Ministry of Culture in 2007, in addition to selections in initiatives such as the Exhibition Program of the Centro Cultural São Paulo and Projects Season of the Paço das Artes.

A 2000 graduate of the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, Geyer works with photography, video and performance, using both fiction and documentary strategies in order to address larger concepts such as national identity, gender, and class in the context of the ongoing re-adjustment of cultural meanings and social memories.

Such conflicts are the focus of the study of cultural cognition.

The study presents both correlational and experimental evidence confirming that cultural cognition shapes individuals» beliefs about the existence of scientific consensus, and the process by which they form such beliefs, relating to climate change, the disposal of nuclear wastes, and the effect of permitting concealed possession of handguns.

In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers have found that sperm whales not only have such a language system, but that they seem to have distinct dialects, suggesting that these whales use cultural learning to form multilevel, social structures, where individual whales with the same behaviours seem to band together in what the scientists are calling «clans.»

These studies create map biographies of knowledge and use by documenting information such as fishing sites, hunting sites, gathering sites, trails and cultural areas.

Such studies would extend the cultural fit hypothesis (Ward and Chang, 1997; Caldwell - Harris and Aycicegi, 2006) from the psychological level to the genetic level.

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.