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The sheer volume of vicious language employed to recast social and cultural trends in terms of their carbon footprint suggests the rise of what Allenby calls a dangerous new «carbon fundamentalism.»
The artist draws from a range of Japanese and African - American cultural trends in her «a3» (Afro - Asiatic Allegory) series: ukiyo - e, hip hop culture, blackface performance tradition, and ganguro.
When they surveyed current cultural trends in 1990, they came to a very positive view of globalization.
He says «Unfortunately, I've run into a number of telling cultural trends in these stories which make it more difficult to relax and enjoy the solution to «a good clean murder»».
Bultmann himself provided a pre-established rapprochement with the dominant cultural trend in Germany centring in the existentialism of Martin Heidegger.
This initiative was part of a large and powerful cultural trend in the postwar era that involved rejecting more than nationalism.

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Also driving the trend is a collective cultural disgust with «obscene comp programs — the Monopoly money, the pay schemes that screw the little investor» — that have been proffered in recent years, says Charles A. (Chuck) Coonradt, author of The Game of Work and CEO of a consulting company by the same name in Park City, Utah.
Jing Daily was started in mid-2009 with the purpose of gathering the latest news about crucial developments and current trends in China's luxury, business, arts, and cultural markets.
But we are interested in the power of data to illuminate cultural trends.
There are times when trolling seems like a troubling cultural trend, one that is causing decay in society, but there are times when trolling is totally warranted, valid, and maybe even a little helpful.
In this free video, marketing expert John Gerzema discusses four cultural shifts that are influencing consumer behavior, while also providing examples of businesses that are taking advantage of these trends.
Dilly Dilly «has made them part of the cultural conversation again, but in the big picture the trends haven't really improved much,» says Beer Marketer's publisher, Benj Steinman.
There's a new cultural trend on a precipitous rise: spending money in the name of «self - care.»
There is no instance in the Church's history in the post-Constantinian era when she hasn't accommodated herself to powerful political and cultural trends.
On a very basic level, as a sort of cultural trend, weddings themselves are becoming smaller and smaller affairs: They are increasingly getting cheaper and people are inviting fewer guests (in 2009, 149 came to the average American wedding; last year, that number fell to 141).
They do not eschew politics entirely, but they recognize that «[n] o administration in Washington, no matter how ostensibly pro-Christian, is capable of stopping cultural trends toward desacralization and fragmentation that have been building for centuries.»
Indeed, one could argue, following the historian Christopher Shannon, that the agenda of modern cultural criticism, relentlessly intent as it has been upon «the destabilization of received social meanings,» has served only to further the social trends it deplores, including the reduction of an ever - widening range of human activities and relations to the status of commodities and instruments, rather than ends in themselves.
The reality is that those really concerned about human dignity are those who are willing to place faith in moral absolutes which safeguard that dignity against the uncertainties of cultural trends.
In its absence, the deep and accelerating cultural trends toward individualism and autonomy have continued to erode trust in social institutions — business, government, church, and even the familIn its absence, the deep and accelerating cultural trends toward individualism and autonomy have continued to erode trust in social institutions — business, government, church, and even the familin social institutions — business, government, church, and even the family.
Many of the current «young evangelical» writers grew up in the «60s, and could not resist the perceived cogency of certain cultural trends — for instance, racial and sexual equality, or nonviolence.
In the end Jeremy you are lying to yourself when you embrace cultural trends over and against the plan meaning of someone's words (in this case Paul'sIn the end Jeremy you are lying to yourself when you embrace cultural trends over and against the plan meaning of someone's words (in this case Paul'sin this case Paul's).
Of course through such coexistence for long periods, there developed symbiotic interpretations of religions and cultural and social values, creating not one but several composite cultures and syncretic religious trends in different regions of the country in different periods of its history, with one or other religious value or cultural system having dominant influence.
Prophets Of The Culture Of Death It is a truism to say that cultural trends which begin in America will, in due course, reach Britain.
But cultural trends may actually be slowly aligning with biblical views on sexuality in this regard, which provides us with an opportunity to move forward.
«Your position that «those acts are labeled as wrong out of the context of the times in which the writers wrote» suggests that God follows the changing cultural trends of man.»
The subjects of horror TV shows and movies often serve as surrogates for real world fears, and understanding trends in the genre can help us understand the issues plaguing the cultural psyche.
If she follows trends found in every major study of higher education since the 1950s, Paula's experience of college will have a secularizing impact on her faith, mediating the intellectual relativism and cultural eclecticism that is so much a part of her postmodern world.
Things are changing, though, and again the complexity of the real is forcing itself into cultural consciousness (evident not only in recent trends in medicine and ethics — witness Callahan — but the arts and philosophy as well).
The ruling was the result of cultural trends that emerged in the context of heterosexual, not homosexual, relationships.
The answer is that they were confronted in the first place with vast cultural trends such as technological advance, professionalization, and secularism that they could not easily control; and their problem was made the worse by pressures of cultural pluralism and Christian ethical principles that made it awkward if not impossible for them to take any decisive stand against the secularizing trends.
This week, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) of the Catholic Church announced that an upcoming Apostolic Constitution will streamline and clarify processes for Anglicans to become Catholic, reflecting a broader trend towards cultural and liturgical diversity in the Catholic Church that, because it is both orthodox and organic, will help make the Church relevant in an increasingly globalized, cosmopolitan world.
This in spite of the fact that he must have known well that fundamentalists defined themselves primarily as militant opponents to many cultural trends.
It may be helpful to note, however, that an account of the perceptions and interpretations of the cultural context of theology and church life is as important as a description of a current trend in some graduate schools.
And this year's trends also reflect a larger cultural shift as neutral names gained in popularity.
«This trend toward less productive marriages, I believe, is indicative of a cultural shift where people are less able to get what they want in their personal lives because of the demands of their professional lives.»
The different trends in fathering can be explained by cultural, social, and financial factors.
As GOLD Lactation enters its 12th year, we're excited to continue our work of exploring the latest research, trends, new ideas and hot topics in the world of human lactation, along with bringing you cultural perspectives of breastfeeding around the world and updates from advocacy groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to breastfeeding support and promotion.
«Societies evolve along a bumpy path — sometimes breaking apart — but the trend is towards larger, more complex arrangements,» said corresponding author Dr Thomas Currie, of the Human Behaviour and Cultural Evolution Group at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
To tap into cultural indicators of individualism, Grossmann and Varnum looked at trends in baby names over time (from Social Security Administration data), changes in word usage in books over time (using the Google Ngram database), and shifts in family structure, including family size and prevalence of multigenerational households (using U.S. Census data).
According to Treas, the study results — aside from France — are in line with an «intensive parenting» ideology that has become a cultural child rearing trend.
«It's likely that cultural perceptions around being overweight — in addition to exercise and diet — are contributing to the trends we are seeing,» says Banerjee.
In this role, the research center provides the public and decision makers with relevant scientific information about the status and trends of natural, cultural, and recreational resources found in those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operationIn this role, the research center provides the public and decision makers with relevant scientific information about the status and trends of natural, cultural, and recreational resources found in those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operationin those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operations.
Post Marie Kondo's decluttering bible, The Life - Changing Magic of Tidying Up (which we talked about last year as a wellness trend to watch) and helped introduce the philosophy to the mainstream in 2014, nowadays, minimalism is part of the cultural zeitgeist.
They have roots in cultural conditioning, history, media, trends in exercise and physical aesthetics, and archaic vs. modern ideals of femininity.
Now - a-days there's trend for dhoti salwars in mostly young women who loved fashion and cultural wear collection.
Ottoman Hands can also be found in trend - led fashion stores like Topshop; online at ASOS.com and Very Exclusive, to esteemed cultural establishments like The British Museum, The National Gallery and The V&A Museum.
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Due to the cultural heritage of the pyjama, and the enduring influence of the pioneers of fashion who first adopted this look, the pyjama continues to appear on the runways in a never - ending trend cycle.
By keeping a close ear to pop culture and social change, Chanel earned its place in reflecting today's social and cultural trends through clothes.
The Copy Editor should have a keen eye for luxury fashion, impeccable taste, and a solid understanding of the latest trends, designers, and overall happenings in fashion and the cultural arts scene.
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