Sentences with phrase «cultural values of the individual»

In the work that I do, I hold value in providing a safe environment while embracing personal and cultural values of the individual.»

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«Anything that culture produces», can according to Lukács, «have real cultural value only if it is in itself valuable, if the creation of each individual product is from the standpoint of its maker a single, finite process.

The cultural emphasis on the value of the individual has created a tension in contemporary domestic life.

... viewing morality not simply as individual perfection but as part of a social context... tile concept of universal human values which are valid through history and across national, cultural lines respecting different political and cultural possibilities, but at the same time acknowledge some common goals.

Thus, individuals and societies need a system of values by which to live; the nature and pace of modern cultural transformations have cut men adrift from the security of established ideals.

Both nihilism and cultural relativism leave the individual apparently free to do as he pleases without referring to moral values but actually in terrible insecurity until he can find something more than himself that is of value.

The «subjectivists,» on the other hand, reduce all value to the subjective interest of individuals or cultural groups.

Studies conducted during the 1950s and early 1960s often took an optimistic view of economic development and, in keeping with this outlook, showed how traditional religions were adapting to westernization and saw value in the accompanying cultural shifts toward rationalization and individual piety.

By accepting from Austin and Holmes an overly sharp distinction between law and morality, by largely abandoning the search for the common good, and by permitting individual liberty or equality to trump most other values, mainstream American law may have had a part in fostering a set of cultural conditions inhospitable to communities of memory and mutual aid.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

«As a consequence, we will modify our policies to allow individuals to wear specific items of personal clothing to reflect their cultural values.»

This is noteworthy because Western countries tend to have cultural values that prioritize individuals» own attitudes and beliefs and encourage expression of them.

The tradeoffs are variations on the fundamental fissure Godwin and Kemerer identify in liberal political philosophy: individual autonomy versus public accountability; religious freedom versus separation of church and state; cultural diversity versus coherent national values.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) states that in order to provide quality education: «The skills, knowledge, values and attitudes that learning and teaching promote must reflect and respond to the needs and expectations of individuals, countries, the global population and the world of work today».

In 2016, LMU's School of Education received AACTE's Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity.131 According to AACTE, all of the teacher preparation programs at LMU are «grounded in principles such as the promotion of social justice, cultural responsiveness, inclusion, value and respect for all individuals, and leadership that is moral, intellectual, responsible, and caring.»

Across all subjects, cross-curricular themes and skills are explicitly mapped and taught: literacy, numeracy, Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural education and the fundamental British Values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

«Student voice refers to the values, opinions, beliefs, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds of individual students and groups of students in a school, and to instructional approaches and techniques that are based on student choices, interests, passions, and ambitions.»

It is the internet itself — as an object, a medium, a distribution pipeline and cultural mirror — which has devalued controlled media while legitimizing the value and contribution of the individual voice.

92Y − a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around its core values of community service and giving back − conceptualized #GivingTuesday as a new way of linking individuals and causes to strengthen communities and encourage giving.

Its purpose is to make everyday life easier for the individual designer, and to highlight the power of design as a builder of cultural and economic value.

In selecting artists to receive the prize, emphasis is placed on individuals whose original work reflects the Lawrences» concern for artistic excellence, education, mentorship, and scholarship within the cultural contexts and value systems that informed their work and the work of other artists of color.

Opening on September 20, we the people brings together recent acquisitions in contemporary art with key loans to explore definitions of selfhood and to reflect on how individuals find solidarity with one another through shared beliefs, values, and cultural systems.

An expert in ancient Chinese ceramics, Ai's continued desecration of individual vases can be seen as political comment on the organized destruction of cultural and historical values that took place during the Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced by cultural and historical values that took place during the Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced by Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced by the new.

He held an uncompromising belief in the cultural value of art and understood the importance of both the individual artist and creative process.

It deals with a generation that is facing falling expectations for individual and collective well - being, while at the same time being confronted in the professional sphere with a panorama in which academic, cultural and commercial interests overlap with each other, confusing the real value of artistic practice: namely, giving shape to visions that are capable of bestowing a different meaning on their historical circumstances.

While his self - interests were certainly tied to art brut gaining prestige and cultural value — not to mention that he heavily borrowed many formal and stylistic elements for his own art practice — Dubuffet is responsible for the preservation of this work as well as the only records of many of these individuals» lives.

The growth of the collection in such a significant way reflects the commitment of individuals who understand the value of a museum to the cultural life of a community.

Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the death penalty deters murder; whether gun control makes society more safe or less) to values that define their cultural ideCultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the death penalty deters murder; whether gun control makes society more safe or less) to values that define their cultural idecultural identities.

The first was the existence of a strong correlation between individuals» cultural values and their perceptions of scientific consensus on risks known to divide persons of opposing worldviews.

The «cultural cognition of risk» refers to the tendency of individuals to form risk perceptions that are congenial to their values.

These relationships, moreover, fit the cultural cognition hypothesis: that is, rather than directly influencing OCL support, cultural values, mediated by affect, shaped individuals» perceptions of how effectively OCLs promote public health and safety.

Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the death penalty deters murder; whether gun control makes society more safe or less) to values that define their cultural ideCultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the death penalty deters murder; whether gun control makes society more safe or less) to values that define their cultural idecultural identities.

Cultural competency is a prerequisite for implementing an individualized, strengths - based approach because individuals from different cultural backgrounds may hold different values and make different judgments about how strengths are defined and the types of interactions that communicate Cultural competency is a prerequisite for implementing an individualized, strengths - based approach because individuals from different cultural backgrounds may hold different values and make different judgments about how strengths are defined and the types of interactions that communicate cultural backgrounds may hold different values and make different judgments about how strengths are defined and the types of interactions that communicate respect.

For most, context includes your family, work, cultural values, spiritual beliefs (or lack of), and individual history.»

Structuring agreements for group and / or individual outcomes and matching these outcomes to traditional owners» cultures and values highlight the need for economic and social development models to be responsive to the social, cultural and economic context of the group and to be based on the group's goals for economic and social development.

At the time, I raised a number of concerns with the policy, including that it could lead to significant loss of control of land by Indigenous peoples; create complex succession problems; create smaller and smaller blocks as the land is divided amongst each successive generation; and cause tension between communal cultural values with the rights granted under individual titles.

Individuals may value and interpret experiences, including presumed adversities, very differently as a function of their developmental and / or cultural context.

Why were the effects not observed in the other cultural groups, particularly given that Latinos are not the only group of individuals who value family relationships?

However, when a child feels their family, cultural background and individual uniqueness are respected and valued, their sense of identity, belonging and self - esteem is strengthened.

«Children who feel that their family, cultural background and individual uniqueness are respected and valued have a stronger sense of identity, belonging and self - esteem»

Respect individual differences — don't assume that membership of a cultural group means everyone has the same values and needs.

Our findings indicate the importance of «fit» between cultural relational values and individual attachment orientations in shaping interpersonal justice perceptions, and highlight the need for more non-western organizational justice research.

Psychosocial mediators such as history, relationships with mainstream services and connectedness may be key mediators of health for Indigenous Australians.1 Cultural values, poor health, and low socioeconomic status2 create a need for anti-smoking approaches to be tailored for Indigenous populations.3 The high overall rate of smoking in these communities potentially normalises smoking for individuals.4, 5 Low literacy levels and high rates of misuse of other substances are also associated with low rates of smoking cessation.6 Consequently, health services and health promotion programs should be specifically designed to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.

Their approach consists of three elements: cultural sensitivity (being aware of human diversity), cultural knowledge (having factual knowledge of cultural norms and values), and cultural empathy (connecting with the individual's cultural perspective)(Tseng & Streltzer, pp. 3 - 5, 2004).

Every individual enters romantic relationships with a unique set of ideas and values based on their family systems, cultural norms, spiritual traditions, and past experiences.

The experience sharpened his understanding of cultural diversity and impressed on him the value of working therapeutically with groups rather than individuals.