Sentences with phrase «difficult social issues»

Children with CD tend to be aggressive, do not pay attention to social cues, often misinterpret other children as being hostile, and lack the ability to solve difficult social issues.
say nothing about the difficult social issues that come before the courts... Controlling this vague language falls to the courts, and an absence of institutional self - restraint by the judiciary makes the problem worse, not better.
Voicing criticism of her times with a gentle lyricism, Bhimji promotes confrontation with the difficult social issues of migration, globalization, and post-colonial history in her work.
This is not surprising since Kienholz» passion for addressing difficult social issues through his art has taken the form of uncompromising critiques of American society.
Over the years, the House has hosted many informative exhibitions, never fearing to address sensitive or difficult social issues.
The following are just a few examples of how Anne Frank House has addressed difficult social issues over the years.
The findings also suggest drama is an effective way to educate teachers on difficult social issues affecting the lives of their students, and to foster healthy and supportive teacher - student relationships.
Also fueling Clinton - Sherrod's excitement about social psychology was her participation in a research project that focused on how social support — safe houses, counseling, intervention programs, and so on — helps people dealing with difficult social issues.
«We are proud of WNBA players» engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues, but expect them to comply with the league's uniform guidelines,» WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a statement at the time.
«We are proud of WNBA players» engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues, but expect them to comply with the league's uniform guidelines,» said WNBA President Lisa Borders in a statement.

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«Political polarization and the widespread use of social media are the chief reasons that it's increasingly difficult for brands to remain neutral on societal and political issues,» says Gene Grabowski, a partner at crisis communications firm KGlobal.
While I expect $ s, and perhaps the possibility of getting sued, are big factors, I suspect the biggest reason RL backed off is that he has embarrassed the GOP, keeping social issues front and center, making it very difficult for them to get back to talking about the economy.
Yet discussing difficult topics like politics or theology or social issues can quickly turn sour.
The meeting began on a Wednesday night at the bucolic campus of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, and the frank discussion quickly moved into a variety of topics including several difficult ones such as the Council of Trent, which is particularly anti-Protestant but still binding for Catholics, and the Catholic doctrine of the church as the prolongation of the incarnation of Christ (presented by Father Thomas A. Baima, the Catholic co-chair of the event), as well as social issues ranging from care for the poor, abortion, and the recent developments in gender and sexual ethics in the West.
They need to be able to explain to members what is happening in processes of debate and resolution; and to do that in the midst of an often emotional give - and - take is much more difficult than preparing a sermon on a social issue.
It is difficult to speak with authority on issues of social justice when there is not enough confidence to speak with authority on issues of faith.
The atmosphere of luxury and ease also makes it difficult to sense the cruciality and immensity of social issues beyond its borders.
Looking primarily to models based on quantitative research methodologies to provide a clear direction for policy in regulating media and violence can also distract policy makers from coming to grips with other difficult but more important value questions that impinge on the issue of media and violence, such as the purpose of broadcasting, issues of ownership and control of media, the international context of Australian media, the dominant economic nature of most of Australia's social communications, the distinctive ways in which the media reproduce and reconstruct myths and symbols of violence from within the culture, and how audiences use and respond to media myths and symbols.
In the social media world, where things move faster than a politician changing his stand on issues, people are more ready to use you as a step stool to the next level so that makes it a bit difficult to know who to trust and who not to.
This can cause behavioral and social issues and cause children to be irritable and difficult during the day time.
If there were truly issues surrounding consent and child protection, then of course the state has a duty to investigate, but given that Kerry and Mark have been deemed perfectly capable of parenting by another local authority social services department it is difficult to see this as anything but a deliberate restriction of freedoms based solely on Kerry having a mild learning disability.
A significant number of people that have been unemployed for a year or more have health or social issues that make their return to work more difficult.
A difficult winter in Britain's hospitals had raised the potency of Labour's most potent issue and Andrew Lansley's controversial NHS reforms reforms were blamed by a sophisticated social media blitz, orchestrated by the 38 Degrees online campaigning group.
But in a social media driven world that demands to know every detail both personal and private of political candidates, it would prove to be quite difficult to ignore the issue outright.
To this end, Moore and others should note that Fiyaz Mughal is organising a discussion on June 27th with a recently - formed consortium of academics, journalists and charities dedicated to addressing difficult issues of social cohesion.
Cathy Murphy, Psychological Health and Safety Specialist, has achieved a reputation as a social innovator, developing with individuals and groups powerful idea's and innovative practices that improve individual lives and the organizational culture, by addressing the most difficult workplace issues and interpersonal problems.
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Teenage Boys, Breakout Challenges, and the Best Acne Treatment Solutions School, dating, social issues — things are difficult enough for teenagers.
It involves not only the difficult issues of romance, sex and gender, but also family, class and social status; in addition, the approval and support of others play a larger role than it typically does in America.
Are there any cultural, social, religious or racial issues that would be difficult for you to accept in your child's fiance?
Notably absent the kind of condescension that can occur when an experienced filmmaker takes on a high school story, here Famuyiwa doesn't just reorient the high school film around the experience of a young black self - confessed geek, but riffs on social and class issues, and the riddles of perception versus reality during those difficult teenage years too.
Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the classroom, especially in an age where students are finding it increasingly difficult to see over the wall between their school lives and their «real» lives.
Throughout her 25 - year career as a network leader, instructional coach, teacher and consultant, Hillary has drawn on her social and emotional skills to help organizations, schools, and teachers improve performance by framing issues, building teams, leading difficult conversations, and facilitating problem solving.
They often have difficult social and family issues outside of school and do not know how to deal with frustration in a positive and productive way.
There's also a deliberate emphasis on social justice, with students leading their communities in discussions of difficult issues such as police use of force.
The teachers we work with are doing an excellent job in really, really difficult circumstances and I think if we start to look at the complexity of these issues that they're facing, and start to give them some of the tools to deal with that, then we are going to really look after one of our most precious resources — and that is the teachers who are tasked with looking after the social and emotional wellbeing of our students.
The key is to do both, to challenge our students to develop their literacy skills while examining difficult histories and issues of social justice.
Our research informs our mission to provide recommendations to educators and legislators for reforms that make the most of the exciting possibilities young people's digital fluency presents, supports youth in navigating the difficult issues, and ultimately engages technology in ways that strengthen our social institutions.
It is difficult for them to investigate complex issues of race, culture, social class, and language diversity.
The success initiative is focused on expanding «wraparound services» for schools including social workers, therapists, and support staff that can help families facing homelessness, transportation challenges, health issues, and other problems that make it difficult for children to come to school and succeed.
Through social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, school systems and communities can develop a better language for discussing issues that are controversial or difficult.
To do this well, we need to develop the important early career professional competency of promoting dialogue on difficult and complex social issues.
At the end of the blog, I started to discuss the social cost of taking the most common approach to resolving difficult debt issues: increasing income and decreasing expenses to allow a more significant pay - down of debt out of a person's monthly budget.
But there is hardly a black face to be seen here, barely a caricature, and no examination of such difficult issues as the slave trade or the oppression of Ireland or the social horror of the early Industrial Revolution.
Pedro Reyes says he believes art should address social issues like gun violence, even if the issue is difficult or controversial.
This allegedly personal element − a story about the artist's family − is not a sentimental activation of biography, but rather a formal investigation into a set of conventions whose familiarity allows the artist to broach difficult political and social issues without presupposing a kind of authority or jurisdiction.
Using graphic illustration to create socially - motivated work, her projects raise awareness of difficult subjects including social evidence, child obesity, sexual predators and environmental issues.
This last point may make it difficult for child care social workers because the initial interaction with a family frequently occurs because of a referral about a child protection issue.
Steve is a graduate of the Center for Houston's Future which focuses on resolving some of Houston's most difficult social and economic issues.
Consider providing training on difficult issues such as equal opportunities and social media — speaking from experience, social media can be a contentious subject and employees aren't always aware of the rules surround their employment and their social media usage outside of the workplace.
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