Mothers and Grandmothers
in Social Vulnerability: Conceptions About Care and Institutional Shelter
Not exact matches
Facebook's Bug Bounty program pays hackers who expose software bugs to the company's attention, but
in this case the
social network asserted it would not reward a anyone who tested a
vulnerability on users» actual accounts.
Palihapitiya has repeatedly criticized
social media
in general, saying it preys on human
vulnerabilities and that he doesn't allow his children to use it.
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, already taking heat for exploiting
vulnerabilities in human psychology to hook people on
social media, got lit into again Tuesday, this time by a prominent technology chief executive who said the giant
social network is addictive like cigarettes and should be regulated like big tobacco.
That's partly because sophisticated groups seeking to sow chaos will find new ways to exploit
vulnerabilities in social networks.
Sidney Hook captures this sense of the
vulnerability of the human condition when he defines pragmatism as «the theory and practice of enlarging human freedom
in a precarious and tragic world by the arts of intelligent
social control it may not be [a] lost [cause] if we can summon the courage and intelligence to support our faith
in freedom...» (CAP 193).
For me, joy and calling and goodness and purpose arrived hand -
in - hand with
social justice and suffering and
vulnerability.
In view of the increasing
vulnerability of contemporary societies to a broad range of
social risks, including the possibility of total human extinction, the human rights regime needs to incorporate a broader concept of global human security.
... It's a
social - validation feedback loop... exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you're exploiting a
vulnerability in human psychology.
In a recent interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen, former Facebook president Sean Parker alleges that the creators of the social media platform «knowingly exploited a vulnerability in human psychology.&raqu
In a recent interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen, former Facebook president Sean Parker alleges that the creators of the
social media platform «knowingly exploited a
vulnerability in human psychology.&raqu
in human psychology.»
In societies which have a low degree of acceptance of large daily amounts of alcohol, mainly those will be exposed to the risk of addiction who on account of high psychological
vulnerability have an inducement to go against the
social standards.
Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest
in the presence of genetic
vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised
social and emotional development
in children.5, 6
This article will analyse how humanitarian crises exacerbate
social exclusion, resulting
in increased
vulnerability of persons with disabilities.
A radical increase
in the mental and physical prowess of certain individuals via bio-technology and synthetic biology would nullify the presupposition of shared
vulnerability, and with it a fundamental ground for the possibility of a
social contract.
In addition to a kind of shared
vulnerability,
social contracts presuppose something like a rough equality of stakes.
«On our part, the National
Social Protection Policies designed to rescue Nigerians out of poverty and
vulnerability, would further help to restore abundance
in the general well being of the citizens as lives would be positively impacted through this scheme», he stressed.
«These macroeconomic
vulnerabilities and the option to tackle those weaknesses hinged on two key areas: mobilise domestic resources to finance
social spending and infrastructural development and the ability to embark on reforms that will stimulate private sector for investment
in order to accelerate growth and job creation,» Dr Bawumia said.
That Mr Miliband should feel the need to attack the concept of
social responsibility, and do such a poor job of knocking it down, is a sign of his and Labour's
vulnerability in this area.
But even among less
social hibernators, there's variation
in vulnerability.
Sandy, which hit the East Coast
in the first six months of his tenure, forced him to confront some of the
social vulnerabilities of managing people as sea levels rise.
«We have lots of undocumented immigrants, who have a lot of
social vulnerability to something like devastating flooding
in East Boston.
In a new paper published this week, Dr Sealey - Huggins finds that discussion of climate change has failed to pay enough attention to the
social, political and historic factors which increase the
vulnerability of Caribbean societies, and calls for a new approach focused on understanding and addressing these historic inequalities.
«Egypt and the Nile are very sensitive instruments for climate change, and Egypt provides a unique historical laboratory
in which to study
social vulnerability and response to abrupt volcanic shocks,» says Manning.
The paper «The unquestionability of risk:
social vulnerability and earthquake risk
in tourist destinations,» published
in Journal Cuadernos de Turismo, plans a new strategy of prevention and mitigation actions aimed at identifying and designing specific measures for vulnerable groups.
As indicated by the professor, «the residential tourism model implemented
in Torrevieja has not only created economic risk by the construction crisis and
social risk (it is the poorest municipality
in Spain according to the National Institute of Statistics), but it has also increased seismic
vulnerability.»
Brene Brown, Professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of
Social Work and expert in the field of social connection, explains that vulnerability is a core ingredient of social bo
Social Work and expert
in the field of
social connection, explains that vulnerability is a core ingredient of social bo
social connection, explains that
vulnerability is a core ingredient of
social bo
social bonding.
In addition to environmental factors, such as stress and
social relationships, a person's genetic make - up can also contribute to their
vulnerability to drug use and misuse as well as mental health problems.
«This
vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including climate, but also from other
social and environmental issues,» he said
in a book chapter he co-authored
in «Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective» earlier this year.
Overlaying
social factors, levels of agricultural runoff, local pollution and upwelling, a natural ocean process that brings more corrosive deep ocean water to the surface, helps tease out regional differences
in vulnerability.
Galanter suggested that loud music may be tapping
in to, and exacerbating, some of the common
social vulnerabilities people bring to a public setting gathering.
They speculated that cognitive
vulnerability may well be contagious at the time of important transitions
in life, when our
social environments are changing.
About Blog The Earthquakes without Frontiers partnership brings together a group of earth scientists with a long track record
in integrated earthquake science,
social scientists that have extensive experience
in exploring the
vulnerability and resilience of communities
in disaster - prone regions, and experienced practitioners
in the communication of scientific knowledge to policy makers.
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges — True Grit — an amusing, disgusting, powerful presence that makes everything seem possible & REAL Jesse Eisenberg —
Social Network — smart, subtle, fearless & very, very funny
in a very, very specific way Colin Firth — King's Speech — appropriately pompous with
vulnerability the audience adores — a true star turn and a true joy to behold James Franco — 127 Hours — wild and impassioned and believable with manliness battling it out with sensitivity
in almost every frame Hrithik Roshan — Guzaarish — remarkably vulnerable with an edge of steel and a level of frustrated yearning that blew me away
1.5 by 2030 build the resilience of the poor and those
in vulnerable situations, and reduce their exposure and
vulnerability to climate - related extreme events and other economic,
social and environmental shocks and disasters
In the State of Tamil Nadu, the State Government has established the Tamil Nadu Aravanigal (Transgender) Welfare Board (TGWB) to address the
social protection needs of hijra by linking them tosocial welfare programmes with the aim of reducing
vulnerability to HIV and AIDS (Godwin, 2010).
But
social aspects also play a part
in children's
vulnerability.
Organized
in seven sections, Chaos and Awe begins with «No Place,» a meditation on complex technological systems that have enhanced the connectedness of people and cultures around the world, but also led to a heightened
vulnerability in our
social, political, and technical infrastructures.
Drawing from Marxist, feminist, and radical black theory, Hannah Black's works are driven by voiceovers and intertitles that illuminate fissures
in history and evoke the feelings of alienation and
vulnerability that are amplified by
social media and the profit structures of capitalism.
Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. (b. 1993) is a conceptual photographer based
in Brooklyn, New York, whose work focuses on intimacy,
vulnerability, and
social perception.
Failing to Levitate is a platform to think about failure and
vulnerability in art practices that are based
in the
social,
in the encounter between people.
In Nengudi's hands, these materials take on symbolic meanings that relate to the resilience and
vulnerability of the human body and to the forces, both
social and psychological, that shape our experiences of the world.
His concern for marginalized people, both their
vulnerability and their resiliency, and the cyclical threat and hope of American unfulfilled
social promise will be reflected
in his works.
Indicators of
Social and Economic
Vulnerability to Climate Change
in Vietnam.
This does not mean we should entirely reject the quest to understand both the natural and
social science of «climate emergencies», but rather adds weight to the argument that we need to understand better what it might mean to agree criteria about impacts,
vulnerability and so forth that are sensitive to the real challenges of knowability and unknowability involved
in such a process.
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Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the first goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger,
in the face of climate change will therefore require science that specifically considers food insecurity as an integral element of human
vulnerability within the context of complex
social, economic, political and biophysical systems, and that is able to offer usable findings for decision - makers at all scales.
Research elsewhere
in the world also indicates that elements of
social capital (such as associations, networks and levels of trust) are important determinants of
social resilience and responses to climate change, but how these develop and are used
in mitigating
vulnerability remains unclear.
This brief highlights that the ILO Decent Work Agenda is critical for mitigating the specific
social, economic and environmental
vulnerabilities of indigenous and tribal peoples, and ensuring that they can be partners
in combating climate change and achieving sustainable development.
This analytical report, using the city of Semarang, argues for the necessity of a more localized response that takes into account the ways
in which exposure to climate hazards overlap with the
social and demographic factors that influence
vulnerability.
Considering the two main channels through which the drought and food crisis affects welfare
in Kenya, the document identifies four broad policy changes that can reduce Kenya's future
vulnerability to such shocks: (i) investment
in people
in the arid and semiarid lands; (ii) reform of Kenya's maize policy; (iii) review of the East African Community grain trade policy; and (iv) formulation of a unified
social protection system.