Sentences with phrase «isolated view of individual»

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The self is too changeable and contingent and interior a thing for that, and too tied to a romantic view of the isolated and autonomous individual, to tell us adequately about the individual.

It is, however, a mentality that Dawson seeks to capture, and he grounds it historically in the emergence of late medieval / early modern urbanites whose place in society Dawson thinks contributed to a view of persons as isolated individuals, disconnected from the land and from one another.

Because of the complex interaction of religious broadcasting with other social characteristics such as broader religious and cultural movements, changing social uses of mass media, and changing historical circumstances, it is unlikely that a simple cause - effect relationship between the viewing of religious programs on television and individual faith and church interaction could ever be isolated.

In the book's introduction, you say that many people have one of two clichéd views of life in the North: individuals vying against harsh though beautiful terrain or individuals living an isolated existence marred by alcoholism and violence.

The general inclination is to view occurances of violence, harrassment, or abuse as isolated incidents perpetrated by individuals, says Katz, but looking at things that way misses the larger picture.

However, she sees in the vision of de Chardin that «the spirit of the earth is calling us into the next stage of evolutionary history, moving us forward from viewing ourselves as isolated individuals and competing nation states, to realizing our collective presence as a species on the planet.»

Conversely, individuals formerly bullied were found to have higher levels of depression and poorer self - esteem at the age of 23 years, despite the fact that, as adults, they were no more harassed or socially isolated than comparison adults.40 Those who have been bullied may view such treatment as evidence that they are inadequate and worthless and may internalize these perceptions.