The concept of avant - garde refers primarily to artists, writers, composers and thinkers whose work is opposed to
mainstream cultural values and often has a trenchant social or political edge.
Through its collage of images, creating, according to Rosenquist, «a kind of motion in the mind», America's
mainstream cultural values were being questioned by its own popular advertising imagery.
Their world was hormone - driven,
mainstream cultural values saturated, and devoid of any kind of parental reinforcement.
Not exact matches
In particular, the cartoon character is associated with «shehuiren» subculture, referring to those who «run counter to the
mainstream value and are usually poorly educated with no stable job,» said the Global Times, which called Peppa Pig an «unexpected
cultural icon.»
By accepting from Austin and Holmes an overly sharp distinction between law and morality, by largely abandoning the search for the common good, and by permitting individual liberty or equality to trump most other
values,
mainstream American law may have had a part in fostering a set of
cultural conditions inhospitable to communities of memory and mutual aid.
From a broader perspective, it is interesting that
mainstream media titles are starting to pay more attention to the
cultural value of gaming titles like Elite Dangerous.
They reveal
value beyond the
mainstream market, like Jeanne van Heeswijk's project in Rotterdam's Afrikaanderwijk district, or show that trade in a global economy also means non-monetary
cultural exchange, as in Meschac Gaba's artistic currency exchange bureau.
Psychosocial mediators such as history, relationships with
mainstream services and connectedness may be key mediators of health for Indigenous Australians.1
Cultural values, poor health, and low socioeconomic status2 create a need for anti-smoking approaches to be tailored for Indigenous populations.3 The high overall rate of smoking in these communities potentially normalises smoking for individuals.4, 5 Low literacy levels and high rates of misuse of other substances are also associated with low rates of smoking cessation.6 Consequently, health services and health promotion programs should be specifically designed to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.