Sentences with phrase «lowest social standing»

Students with extreme verbal talent rated themselves as having the lowest social standing of the four groups, a finding which Dauber and Benbow perceptively attribute both to society's higher valuing of mathematical talent than verbal talent, and to the fact that while extreme mathematical ability may be less obvious on social occasions, students who are extremely talented verbally may be conspicuous due to their sophisticated vocabulary.

In the end they decided a baker had to count any loaf that would be eaten by a shepherd; that is, someone of the lowest social standing.

Most societies where arrangements are prevalent are overwhelmingly patriarchal, with women generally having lower social standing than men.

On another occasion, an unclean woman risked her already low social standing because she wanted Jesus to heal her.

Caroline's ballet classmates reject her because of her lower social standing.

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And this regime was, naturally, a fixed hierarchy of social power, atop which stood the gods, a little lower kings and nobles, and at the bottom slaves; the order of society, both divine and natural in provenance, was a fixed and yet somehow fragile «hierarchy within totality» that had to be preserved against the forces that surrounded it, while yet drawing on those forces for its spiritual sustenance.

We stand for the Monarchy; traditional marriage; family and community duties; proper pride in our nation's distinctive qualities; quality of life over soulless utility; social responsibility over personal selfishness; social justice as civic duty, not state dependency; compassion for those in need; reducing government waste; lower taxation and deregulation; our ancient liberties against politically correct censorship and a commitment to our democratically elected parliament.»

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.»

Alonzo's debut stand - up special for Netflix, «Lower Classy,» which debuts on Jan. 24, 2017, showcases the comedian's life as the daughter of an immigrant, touching on important issues like social class, breaking the glass ceiling and how she can't get the hang of Zumba.

Now, this is a recipe for a pretty standard show, but what makes Sawyer's approach stand out is how his juxtapositions give us greater insight into a less pictured part of California — not just lower income neighborhoods, but the social and governmental structures that support them.

The licensing fee as it stands now WILL hinder students seeking social justice legal careers that serve low - income clients.

Challenges for the young pre-schooler about to enter kindergarten have been well documented.3, 4,5 What makes this an especially important developmental transition period is the consistent evidence for a «trajectory hypothesis» in both middle - class and low - income samples: how children fare academically and socially in early elementary school is a strong predictor of their academic, social, and mental health outcomes throughout high school.6, 7,8 These findings imply that interventions to improve the child's relative standing at school entrance could have long - term payoff.