Sentences with phrase «low class status»

This cheeky, hilarious biopic, written by Steve Rogers («Hope Floats») and directed by Craig Gillespie («Lars and the Real Girl»), seeks to redeem an unfairly maligned woman, an almost superhuman athlete whose low class status kept her from being embraced by the figure - skating community, and who showed strength despite being abused by her mother and husband.

A male, who held the highest position in society, and held the highest class status, was seen to be «feminized» by penetration, and designated as a social inferior, (female), by a male of lower class status, and thus his status was lowered, to that of a woman.

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What is patent in the law in England is the effort of the jurists and parliamentarians to maintain the status quo and upper - class status and privilege until the industrial revolution, when the lower classes were eventually able to win the franchise and some [place] for themselves in governance after years of effort and much resistance.

3) It is a source of dignity — made obvious in this case by Renee's low status as an unattractive working - class woman without children and past child - bearing age.

On the matter of redistributing goods and helping others, Theissen argued that in early Christianity we find a merging and mutual correction of two different structures of social benevolence: that of the ancient Near Eastern authoritarian monarchies, in which charity and compassion are shown by the upper classes to the lower classes, and» that of the Greco - Roman republican townships, in which philanthropia is extended between persons of equal social status.

Meta - analyses also indicate that young people of low socioeconomic status benefit more from attending these schools than do students from the middle and upper classes.

Gay fathers tend to be economically well - off, one means by which their children may garner social advantages relative to other children, while additional research has shown that children of gay fathers did not report differences in sex - typed behaviour compared with parents of other family configurations.58 A large literature shows that parents tend to transmit values to their children along socioeconomic status lines, with middle class parents typically imparting different values from parents in lower socioeconomic strata.59, 60 However, little of this work has examined fathers in particular, as distinct from mothers.

The assumption is that if you are black and come from a socioeconomically middle class home, you no longer suffer the significant disadvantage of race, as race - related disadvantages are overcome when the lower socioeconomic status is overcome.

«Although this study of clinicians from surgical and other related specialties did not demonstrate any association between implicit race or social class bias and clinical decision making, existing biases might influence the quality of care received by minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status in real - life clinical encounters.

This presentation investigates experimental evidence that tests whether perceptions of low status in social class hierarchy decrease political self - efficacy and engagement in political action.

However, the researchers say the fact that those of lower social status tend to have more international connections demonstrates how low - social class people «may actually stand to benefit most from a highly international and globalised social world.»

A potential explanation for the secular trend may be that while improved treatment for cardiovascular risk factors or complicating diseases has reduced mortality in all weight classes, the effects may have been greater at higher BMI levels than at lower BMI levels.12 Because obesity is a causal risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia,15,19 - 22 obese individuals may have had a higher selective decrease in mortality.18 Indirect evidence of this effect is seen in the findings as the deaths occur at similar time periods in the 3 cohorts, but cohorts recruited at later periods have an increase in the BMI associated with the lowest mortality, possibly suggesting a period effect related to changes in clinical practice, such as improved treatments, or general public health status, such as decreased smoking or increased physical activity.

These differences are often connected to location and economic status While the media covers such high - profile current issues as discrimination, low - income jobs, and a dwindling middle class, there's little discussion regarding the limited access to healthy food that many in the United States experience every day.

Asians are more status conscious, if a girl has a child already, is over a certain age, covered in tattoos, dark skinned, brash personality, or from a lower class, that rules her out for a lot of local guys.

He's a doctor of the brain, and given his profession and social status, he is on the 25th floor of the building — about halfway up between the lower classes and the penthouse, if one excludes the lobby and the floors housing amenities like a gym and squash courts.

It could be considered a thankless role under some circumstances (she doesn't get a lot of the script's comedy), but it allows her to unlock the uneasy balance between motherly love and disappointment and economic anxiety and social status and all of the things that a lower class family has to contend with.

Brad's Status positions itself as a lower - middle - class American B - side to Éric Rohmer in its focus on one man's interrogation of his own moral failings, a modest goal it mostly pulls off.

Another consideration: choice in education already exists (as any real - estate agent knows well), but is so highly correlated with socioeconomic status as to preclude low - income (and some middle - class) folks from availing themselves of the choice — and the resulting social and political capital — which others enjoy.

Specifically, PSEL defines effectiveness in this area as ensuring that students have equitable access to effective teachers and supports, developing policies that fairly address student misconduct, and confronting biases and «low expectations associated with race, class, culture and language, gender and sexual orientation, and disability or special status,» among other tenets.

Broward Community Schools offers low cost English classes regardless of Florida residency status, flexible class times and many convenient locations to best serve our students.

Research finds that sorting, this 21st century version of school segregation, correlates strongly with student race and economic status and predicts and contributes to student outcomes, with students in higher - level classes typically experiencing better teachers, curriculum, and achievement levels than peers in lower - level classes (Carbonaro & Gamoran, 2003).

It's frequently the case that students attend classes that correlate highly with learners» race and socioeconomic status, with less privileged students in lower learning groups or tracks and more privileged students in more advanced ones (Darling - Hammond, 2010).

The Range Rover Sport isn't the only game in town, and if you're seeking an SUV with luxury, capability and status for a lower price, there are the Acura MDX, Audi Q7, Mercedes - Benz GLS - Class and BMW X5.

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The second diesel model in the range, the BMW 730d, underlines its status as the world's most economical and lowest emission model in the luxury class by a further reduction in both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as optionally available BMW BluePerformance Technology.

While both models offer powerful two - wheel drive, the ProMaster's cleverly engineered front - wheel drive system wins the class - exclusive status for its elegant simplicity, requiring fewer parts to maintain and leading to an overall lower cost of ownership.

«I think this myth still exists because there are many middle - class families who see financial aid as only an option for those from a low socioeconomic status,» she says.

Options for new policies included: tightening loopholes that allow land owners to receive farm - class status and lower tax rates while producing only a small amount of food, or strengthening bylaws related to the size of houses on agricultural land.

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I did a lot of low - cost, business class travel earlier this year, so it makes sense for me to continue that trend and quality on points instead of miles to keep my status through 2015.

Because my company forces us to take lowest fare and I am allowed to travel Biz class on international trips, when going to Asia UA usually has better schedule and prices, however they still won't status match a Delta Diamond who flies average of 175k bis miles a year to win my business.

- the 18 returning classes were chosen by seeing which popular classes would fit with the game - they also wanted to include classes to cover roles that the roster was lacked - the Pugilist class was added because the first group of classes selected did not include any with bashing and binding attacks - War Magus was added because the Medic was the only healer class in the roster at that point - they couldn't simply include all popular classes as that would have skewed the balance of the game - as for the Hero class, they with balanced offensive and defensive capabilities, but this made things to similar to other classes - this was rectified by adding after - images and other skills with good synergy - when an after - image appears, it does the same skills as the Hero, except on the following turn - it becomes possible for skills that usually can not be used multiple times in a row to be activated multiple turns in a row - it also means skills that only have an effect for one turn can be extended to two - after - images use not only the Hero's own class skills, but also their subclass skills - if the subclass is an Imperial, the Drive skill can be used multiple times in a row - when using Hero as a subclass to Nightseeker, the character can cover the Nightseeker's weaknesses of having low defense - after - images can also help increase the chances of inflicting status ailments - subclasses can be used to make up for weakness - Swordsman, a class that can learn speed and accuracy boosting skills, would be a good subclass for the Gunner - Reaper as a subclass for War Magus would allow that character to use the scythe's skills to inflict status ailments - the skill tree is slowly unlocked as a character grows - there are more skills that make jobs» individual styles stand out more, or expand the player's choices - the skill tree is also made so that there are less requirements to learn specific skills as compared to 5 - this makes it easier for players to get the skill they want without spending large numbers of skill points on lower skills - it's now easier to put points into skills, which makes re-specing easier - the team faced difficulty in balancing classes that were never meant to be alongside each other - they are doing their best to ensure that they keep the individual classes» identities intact

In reference to social class, lower socioeconomic status has been associated with more frequent corporal punishment (Straus and Donnelly, 1994).

Buoyed by the success of the model marriage education programs with middle - class families, and following the lead of former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, who was determined to end his state's embarrassing status as the nation's divorce capital, practitioners of marital education programs have begun applying and adapting these models to the needs of low - income couples.

Low income, poverty, lower occupational status (e.g., blue collar or working class as opposed to white collar or middle class), and lower educational attainment are among the strongest predictors of domestic violence.

This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and the quality of the home environment of seventy - seven Chilean majority and Mapuche minority families from low and lower - middle - class backgrounds in explaining individual differences in vocabulary acquisition of their three - and - a-half-year-old children.

Although the above studies were conducted with primarily Caucasian, middle - class samples, there is also evidence to suggest that among low socioeconomic status (SES) samples with poor metabolic control externalizing symptoms may be more highly linked to the development of poor health outcomes than internalizing symptoms.

As low social class is also highly correlated with parent ADHD, we explored this by including social economic status as a covariate.

In addition to sexism and racism, many women also face class - based discrimination due to the low socioeconomic status, as well as social exclusion arising from their regional or remote geographical location,» Ms Šimonovic said.

Socioeconomic status ranged from lower to upper - middle class according to Hollingshead's two - factor classification, with most fathers and mothers in the upper - middle class (61.2 and 68.2 %, respectively), and approximately half of the families with both parents in the upper - middle class (49.2 %).