Sentences with phrase «great social change»

A period of great social change always produces a certain amount of antinomianism and anarchism.

However, Steinem stood by her opinions voiced, believing that a strong self - image was the first step towards making greater social change.

You may come into this because of nationalistic concerns about energy security and maintaining national place in the world — frankly, I cringe every time the words «energy independence» are mentioned as the top motivation for developing greater renewable energy — but ultimately this has to be about greater social change, both at the societal and personal level.

Greater social change fosters the ability to take climate change off the back burner once and for all, before we feel the heat ourselves!

What great social changes England and the US were going through in the early 20th century!

Yes, we all need to wake up, but some dreams are more dangerous than others, and in times of great social change and insecurity, there's nothing more dangerous than apocalyptic beliefs.

These helped conquer «the tyranny of distance,» as John C. Calhoun called it, and played a role in stimulating the great social changes of the time, including the advances in America's wealth and living standards, the spread of opportunity, the leveling of class distinctions, and the increase in popular suffrage.

When devising social policy, especially in a time of great social change, there is always the danger that social policy becomes a conservative force — that designing it to reflect «what we do now», while meeting short - term needs and providing short - term satisfaction, hinders positive development towards «what we may become».

One of the greatest social changes across Europe in recent decades has been the increase of women in the labour market.

This period included natural disasters, political scandals, a prolonged worldwide depression, serious inflation, numerous serious recessions, great social changes and more additional challenges than I care to think about.

Highlighting The Jewish Museum's unique collection of American art, this exhibition focuses on the first half of the twentieth century, a period of great social change and artistic activity during which Jewish artists played a major role in shaping the direction of American art.

Born in Lower Silesia, he moved to West Germany in 1953, to escape the communist regime, and was inevitably influenced by a period of great social changes.

To those concerned about the questionable mores of some of the show's characters, we see it as a program that caricatures people in a time of great social change.