Sentences with phrase «middle class style»

They say that «meritocracy brings with it what we will call the national upper - middle class style: cosmopolitan, moderate, universalistic, somewhat legalistic, concerned with equity and fair play, aspiring to neutrality between regions, religions, and ethnic groups» (p. 12).

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And critics are also quick to point out that the promised benefits to Main Street of Trump - style tax cuts — faster job growth, higher wages and a boost to the middle class — are very much in question.

In early 2015, Ford CEO Fields was preparing to deliver a «change the world» — style speech at CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show, spanning urbanization, the middle class, air quality, and millennials.

As emerging middle classes in places like China and India adopt Western - style diets, global consumption of animal protein skyrockets.

Both Saks and Nordstrom are chasing similar demographics, an upper middle - class shopper who values both style and quality in fashion.

Maybe the person earning $ 300,000 a year needs to reevaluate what a middle class life style is and review their goals.

A rising middle class has led to the emergence of Western - style shopping malls.

But when all exceptions have been noted, the fact remains that the determinative social location of process theology as a style of thought has been the white, middle class university or seminary, chiefly in North America.

Others exhibit an old Pentecostal style, including the wailing and crying that often accompany manifestations of the gifts in these settings (and that more sedate groups find embarrassing) Still others have assumed the style of middle - class charismatic churches that openly demonstrate some of the gifts without some of the older - style expressions.

When Irving Howe, the good democratic socialist critic of Dissent fame, was attacking in 1966 the whole idea of Counter-Cultural style — I guess Beatle boots, beads, long hair, turtlenecks, denims, etc. — , he said that it rested upon the ``... basic assumption... of the middle class: that values can be inferred from, or are resident in, the externals of dress, appearance, furnishings, and hair - dos.»

Only gradually was it recognized that the talking therapies were really more consistent with the introspective and verbal styles of the middle - class and upper middle - class people they were originally developed to help.

This emphasis upon the present and the past among the poor may be born of a lack of hope; but in some cases it may be a product of an honest cultural difference indicating a more self - accepting and less acquisitive style of life, a style which should be respected and not automatically deemed inferior to the more ambitious future - oriented activities of the middle classes.

As a result, «ideas of purity and impurity» which were so pervasive in the lives of Hindus have become much weaker, and in the life - style of the middle class they are «becoming confined to rites of passage, pilgrimages and a few festivals».

Unless, that is, our essentially middle - class life style is challenged by the poverty and oppression which is the lot of most of humankind, and we confront the hard truth that the issue is not reform of the welfare system, no matter how much that is needed, but the end of a capitalist economic order which increasingly divides the world into those who have and those who have not.

(To what extent is this temptation the obverse of a temptation, characteristic of a straight, middle - class life style, to become all - responsible as a means of self - justification?)

Education, social skills, «contacts» and experience in the dominant culture are all part of what it means to be «nonpoor,» and since none of these can simply be shed, even someone who has embraced voluntary poverty or some kind of simpler life style remains middle class in the most important respects.

Historic Protestantism in Latin America, says David Martin (1990:230), «provided a vehicle of autonomy and advancement for some sections of the middle class, conspicuously so in Brazil... This Protestant seed came with its flowerpot - «the world view, the ethos and the ideology of the... expanding capitalist countries»... The whole Protestant style remained remote from the largely illiterate millions.»

A rapidly expanding middle class in China — which is demanding a higher - quality, more Western - style diet — has thrust Australian food processors into the spotlight, says Tony Pittito, Grant Thornton's national head of food and beverage.

The maternal parenting styles of both the Kyoiku mama and the soccer mom are almost exclusively related to the middle class.

Her findings reveal that middle - class families have different parental styles than poor working - class families, regardless of race.

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Media and Middle Class Moms: Images and Realities of Work and Family by Lara J. Descartes and Conrad Kottak raises questions about the extent to which parents, as well as their parenting style, are affected by the media.

President Donald Trump took pointed swipes at Democrats and the media while offering a robust defense of his record, proclaiming at a campaign - style rally in Pennsylvania that he has delivered «100 days of action» that are helping to revive the fortunes of the American middle class.

Some fringe styles actually take the place of sleeves (see the dresses above - middle & below - right), which instantly classes up the trend.

But that was hard for middle - class people to carry that style; Now brands do take care and launch collections at very reasonable prices.

Her intention being to steer away from the «scruffy, slumpy and bumpy» style typically adopted by upper - middle class families during the period and create something of utmost couture instead.

There is a compelling ugliness to The Hills Have Eyes that mirrors Craven's debut film, finding its horror movie concerns in the displacement of the middle - class, Deliverance - style, as interlopers in the wilderness come upon the base versions of themselves.

This satire of middle - class media madness owes more to screenwriter Buck Henry than to director Gus Van Sant, who courts mass - market appeal by soft - pedaling his usually subversive style.

One very useful aspect of Denby's film criticism, apart from its beautifully chiseled prose style, is the way it reliably, often hilariously, reflects a middle - class or upper - class blindness to the world everyone else inhabits.

This lesson helped my middle ability year 9 class to consider their observation skills in exploring a 5 mark mood and atmosphere style question from the WJEC fiction reading paper.

For example, Delpit sees a problem when a typical white, middle - class teacher uses a passive communication style with her low - income black students, such as asking them to take their seats instead of telling them to take their seats.

After interviewing more than 50 of these gentrifiers about their school - choice process, I concluded that it is the substantive differences in parenting styles between the white, upper - middle - class parents and the nonwhite, less - affluent parents that are hindering school integration, as these parenting styles directly affect school culture and expectations.

The teachers in predominantly poor, minority schools, who are reportedly mostly black and have adopted the more teacher - centered, authoritarian style of instruction that they view as appropriate for their students, are turning off white, upper - middle - class parents who want school climates similar to their own progressive homes, where problems are discussed.

The cultural differences between the newcomers and the old - timers in gentrifying neighborhoods can be easily, though inadequately, summarized: white, upper - middle - class families prefer a progressive and discursive style of interaction with their children, both at home and in school, and lower - income, nonwhite families prefer a traditional or authoritarian style of interaction with their children in these same venues.

We tackle this underexplored area by investigating the relative effects of two teacher practices — lecture - style presentations and in - class problem solving — on the achievement of middle - school students in math and science.

This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 21 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 77 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (7 sheets) * Homework project (7 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End - of - unit reading / writing exam * End - of - unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4 - 7, with GCSE 1 - 9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts match - up * Exploring working class vs. middle class stereotypes * Shared reading and discussion of the whole play * Creating theatre publicity posters * In - depth analysis of key scnes (Act 1 Scene 1; Act 2 Scene 1; Act 2 Scene 5) * Writing to describe - script to prose * Features of writing to inform and explain * AfL - improving a sample application letter * Role play - creating and performing an extra scene for the play * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * Huge 60 - question revision quiz * End - of - unit reading exam (GCSE English Language / Literature style) * End - of - unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher / peer / self assessment opportunities

(James J. Barta and Michael G. Allen); «Ideas and Programs To Assist in the Untracking of American Schools» (Howard D. Hill); «Providing Equity for All: Meeting the Needs of High - Ability Students» (Sally M. Reis); «Promoting Gifted Behavior in an Untracked Middle School Setting» (Thomas O. Erb et al.); «Untracking Your Middle School: Nine Tentative Steps toward Long - Term Success» (Paul S. George); «In the Meantime: Using a Dialectical Approach To Raise Levels of Intellectual Stimulation and Inquiry in Low - Track Classes» (Barbara G. Blackwell); «Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning» (Robert E. Slavin); «Incorporating Cooperation: Its Effects on Instruction» (Harbison Pool et al.); «Improving All Students» Achievement: Teaching Cognitive and Metacognitive Thinking Strategies» (Robert W. Warkentin and Dorothy A. Battle); «Integrating Diverse Learning Styles» (Dan W. Rea); «Reintegrating Schools for Success: Untracking across the United States» (Anne Wheelock); «Creatinga Nontraditional School in a Traditional Community» (Nancy B. Norton and Charlotte A. Jones); «Ungrouping Our Way: A Teacher's Story» (Daphrene Kathryn Sheppard); «Educating All Our Students: Success in Serving At - Risk Youth» (Edward B. Strauser and John J. Hobe); «Technology Education: A New Application of the Principles of Untracking at the Secondary Level» (N. Creighton Alexander); «Tracking and Research - Based Decisions: A Georgia School System's Dilemma» (Jane A. Page and Fred M. Page, Jr.); and «A Call to Action: The Time Has Come To Move beyond Tracking» (Harbison Pool and Jane A. Page).

Unlike lower - middle class black families, these families are able to afford private school while maintaining a middle class life styles (Lacy, 2007).

Because of their lower income than other black middle class families, they do not have the extra money to spend on private school if they wish to maintain a middle class life style (Lacy, 2007).

Like the middle child it is, the 2017 E-Class blends the style of both the smaller, sportier C - Class and the luxe - centric S - Class into a smooth and well - designed executive package.

From its quiet ride to its high quality, the PT has many strong points, but none more special than this: It's the first car I can remember with unique, outstanding styling that was designed for the average working person on a middle - class budget.

The new XE retains the brand's unique style and quality to deliver the Jaguar experience, while boasting a reasonable price for middle - class drivers.

Cons: Middling acceleration for the class; so - so cargo capacity; finicky Remote Touch infotainment interface; polarizing styling

Today, though, GM is moving Saturn upscale, responding to the needs of today's middle - class consumers who expect style and performance in their cars.

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By Edward Nawotka In our lead article today, Liz Bury writes about the launch of Mills & Boon India, prompted in part by the widespread use of English, globalized communications and the growth of India's middle - class, which likes to shop in the new chain bookstores and supermarket - style outlets in India's metro centers and their newly - built shopping malls.

Short haul business class meets the European standard, based on economy style seating with middle seats left vacant.

Underneath the games cutesy art style however, lies a much darker experience that deals with mental illness, depression, the stagnancy of the middle and lower classes, and the slow death of the small town America.

It evokes a quiet style of White middle class comfort, which many Americans do not live.

When originally painted, they would have depicted the latest in forward - thinking taste, a snapshot of that moment when shops such as Habitat had just opened in Britain, showing the urban middle classes how to effortlessly mix and match a Persian rug with an Eames - style chair.