Sentences with phrase «important cultural changes»

But it's also worth pointing to another important cultural change, and how it changes monetization.
In summer 2015, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, presented Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1961 - 71, which reinforced her influence as one of the most important cultural change agents.

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Perhaps most important to success in a rapidly changing world is a cultural assumption of the temporariness of solutions and with it, culturally committing to a mindset of constantly looking for new and better ways to work and create.
Even more important, the dynamism and authority that Kant assigned to practical reason gives moral meaning to the increasingly rapid and violent pace of modern cultural change.
However, it is striking that the poetry of passion should predate and possibly prefigure important cultural - historical changes in Europe, India and West Asia.
Perhaps the most important of these changes for the future cultural development of the nations was the close association between the missions and the campaign for world literacy.
Ogden, for example, argues that by far the most important way in which we can participate in God's emancipating work of «helping people manage their opportunities for good... is to labor for fundamental social and cultural change
At the same time that mass communication has come to be more important to social and cultural processes, the media themselves are undergoing great change.
On the political level the most important change in the Communist world is the split between Russia and China, but perhaps on the cultural level the fact of Poland has greater significance.
I thought Evangel readers would appreciate knowing about my Christianity Today interview with James Davison Hunter, Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory at the University of Virginia and author of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World (Oxford, 2010), which promises to be the most important book written on Christian cultural engagement in the last 50 years.
It is, of course, important in noting the striking differences between the findings of this study and those of its predecessors to recall the enormous social and cultural changes that had taken place in the intervening twenty years.
Marx says that Hegel only takes account of man's mental activities, i.e., of his ideas, and that these, though important, are by themselves insufficient to explain social and cultural change.
Today changes are coming so rapidly and the economic, social, and cultural opportunities for Americans of many ethnic backgrounds are so much alike that we can expect to see the particular sociological reasons for Catholic aggressiveness become less important.
I try to save my most pure levels of outrage for important, world - changing, cultural moments like when Dunkaroos were discontinued in the United States... but what the actual f ***, Marlins?
They include issues about the importance of breastfeeding and about women in the workplace; issues, which we had all hoped would become legacy issues, about prejudice and discrimination; and important issues about geographic variation and inequality, including the importance of cultural leadership in changing attitudes.
-LSB-...] Understanding the reason why change is needed is paramount to any cultural shift, and it's important to remember that change often comes slowly.
Looking at fatherhood across time and cultural settings is important as it broadens our understanding of the changing role of fathers, and contributing factors to their different level of engagement within the family.
Professor Kath Woodward is a researcher at the Open University and the ESRC's Centre for Research into Socio - Cultural Change and is organising the event, she said: «This event will provide important answers on what is social about sport and how it fits into the wider society.»
«Some of them are actually codified rules changes and some of them are cultural changes, which aren't less important but I want to make a distinction,» Williams said.
«Our research points to the fact that changes in long - distance contact, socio - cultural interactions and population movements may be just as important, or more important, for innovation as environmental drivers,» says van Niekerk.
Lead author William Taylor, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, says that this model «enables us for the first time to link horse use with other important cultural developments in ancient Mongolia and eastern Eurasia, and evaluate the role of climate and environmental change in the local origins of horse riding.»
Twenge and colleagues were interested in understanding how cultural change over the last 40 years has affected social capital — the cooperative relationships that are critical for maintaining a democratic society — in which public trust plays an important role.
The ongoing changes in both legal and cultural attitudes towards same - sex marriage across the US are an important topic in the LGBTQ community, with 63 % of gay and lesbian singles saying they have always wanted to get married.
One important goal included building leadership by identifying roles and styles required to improve the «instructional core»; considering beliefs, cultural changes, and education strategies to promote high student achievement; reflecting on the effects of race, class, and culture within the district.
Before your e-Learning course is ready to be translated, it's important to consider how cultural differences can change the meaning of your online training course.
Before your e-Learning course is ready to be translated, it's important to consider how cultural differences can change the meaning...
This article makes the case that one of the important areas of focus for change — teaching quality — must embrace cultural relevance as a necessary and absolute component.
Many students struggle to learn challenging content area material across the curriculum (Ness, 2009), largely due to lack of student interest, even apathy, in important topics like experimental design in science, order of operations in mathematics, cultural and social change in social studies, and inferential thinking in language arts.
Focusing on artifacts and activities based on the Museum's current special exhibition, The Pelican State Goes to War: Louisiana in World War II, discover the key themes that cross Louisiana's geographic and cultural diversity, review important individuals and events, and learn how the war changed the state for decades to come.
Along with important changes in people's behaviour spurred by cultural and legislative shifts - notably a reduction in alcoholimpaired driving and wider use of seat belts - the improved safety of vehicles has been a key factor in this drop.
The accompanying changes in tools and technology are important, but so are the cultural, organizational, legal, and other structural changes that are already happening.
But the fundamental insight of this book is supremely important and valid: that it takes a change of mentality — a cultural change — to reduce the number of adoptable animals killed in shelters.
The Museum Anthropology Department houses the most important archaeological collections for understanding prehistoric cultural change in south - central coastal California, especially the Santa Barbara Channel region.
His art matured during an important phase in China's development, and was heavily influenced by the unique shifts taking place in Chinese society in this century, particularly the changing cultural landscape.
This exhibition explores a wide range of important topics including: personal histories, cultural traditions, environmental concerns, the effects of violence, changing ideas about gender and sexuality, and new approaches to the medium of photography.
We will consider how older media have been adapted to incorporate new media technologies and strategies, how video games and the Internet have changed our expectations of media experiences, the impact of new media on artistic practice, the important of new media in contemporary cultural economy, and related topics.
Taryn Simon Recently named the 2017 Master of Photography at Photo London (18 - 21 May, Somerset House), Taryn Simon (b. 1975) is an undoubtedly important practitioner of the 21st century, offering cultural insight whilst pioneering for social change.
Blk Art Group In the 1980s, after riots rocked the nation, the Blk Art Group was founded to change perceptions of black art in Britain — here is an important piece of cultural history.
High profile cultural events like the JUNO Awards play an important role in developing conversation on climate change
«High profile cultural events like the JUNO Awards play an important role in developing conversation on climate change,» said Anthony Santilli, VP, Sales and Marketing, Bullfrog Power.
This book shines a fascinating light on this process by revealing how climate change has been transformed from a physical phenomenon, measurable and observable by scientists, into a social, cultural and political one... This book is so important because Mike Hulme can not be dismissed as a skeptic yet he is calling for a radical change in the way we discuss climate change.
(In California, unlike Minnesota, commuting, not weather, is the most important cultural cornerstone, since the weather never changes.)
Our attorneys stay current with the ever - changing legal issues involved in international litigation and arbitration matters, and we understand the important social and cultural considerations that support effective client representation in the global marketplace.
Perhaps as important is the cultural change.
Even if senior travelers are in seemingly good health, the stress of travel, change in environment and cultural differences may have an effect on their health so it is important to be prepared.
About Blog Cultural anthropologist Barbara Miller, who blogs at anthropologworks, offers you updates of what is important and relevant about people, culture, change, and policy around the world.
This cultural belief is slowly weakening as the role of women changes in our society, but it is important to acknowledge the way in which its widespread influence affects our feelings on the issue, and the way we feel about our roles and behaviors in our own relationships.
Programs and curriculum focussed on SEL and respectful relationships have been identified nationally as important for long term cultural change regarding domestic and family violence.
Other important changes reflect cultural trends, incorporate current research, and place a greater emphasis on spiritual growth.
This positive change is important, as it not only appears to result in an improved mood and a reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety, but also has the potential to increase participation in social, community and cultural activities for this cohort.
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