Sentences with phrase «cultural variations on»

This poll shows intriguing cultural variations on how we tackle this nightly, biological ritual.

This structure occurs on the level of basic sounds, through words, and on to sentences — and then there are the cultural variations on all these patterns.

Not exact matches

Can we reconceive theological education in such a way that (1) it clearly pertains to the totality of human life, in the public sphere as well as the private, because it bears on all of our powers; (2) it is adequate to genuine pluralism, both of the «Christian thing» and of the worlds in which the «Christian thing» is lived, by avoiding naiveté about historical and cultural conditioning without lapsing into relativism; (3) it can be the unifying overarching goal of theological education without requiring the tacit assumption that there is a universal structure or essence to education in general, or theological inquiry in particular, which inescapably denies genuine pluralism by claiming to be the universal common denominator to which everything may be reduced as variations on a theme; and (4) it can retrieve the strengths of both the «Athens» and the «Berlin» types of excellent schooling, without unintentionally subordinating one to the other?

Recognize the effect of cultural diversity on breastfeeding attitudes and practices and encourage variations, if appropriate, that effectively promote and support breastfeeding in different cultures.

Specifically, the researchers evaluated variation, both within each country and between countries, on four work - related cultural values:

«This highlights the need for a greater understanding of the cultural and regional variations in the effect of age at menarche on age at marriage both within and between countries.»

Alas, his variation on the theme — entitled A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop — is not itself great, or even good, though difficult cultural translation may play a substantial role in this.

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.

The Harvard Gazette reports on Professor Nancy Hill's presentation, «Cultural Worldviews and Belief Systems as Lenses to Understand Ethnic Variations in Parenting and Children ’ s Development.»

Limited Reliability: Many factors can influence standardized test scores, including variations in test makeup, whether a student «tests well,» language and cultural factors and how a student happens to feel on testing day.

The explicit variations on classical pastoral themes, the citations from and pastiches of Rembrandt, Goya, Velázquez, Manet, are external products of a constant revision, a «seeing again» in the light of technical and cultural shifts.

Delving into the 400 - page publication that takes on the politics, gender roles, and cultural variations of Pop, the organizers will talk about how they created an exhibition that attempts to recast this pivotal time in the history of art and culture, and what Pop foreshadowed of our current media - infused moment.

Slow Season combines a variation on the theme of absence with an exploration of our cultural and economic models, past and present.

Aumer - Ryan, Hatfield, and Frey (2007) argued that cultural variations have a critical influence on the way individuals define and experience love but also on who they tend to fall in love with and therefore culture related dimensions are crucial in the study of love.

Cultural variation in parental influence on mate choice.