Sentences with phrase «occurs in a social context»

Most alcohol use among young people occurs in a social context, and peer substance use has long been established as an important predictor of alcohol and other substance use among youngsters.

This kind of barking occurs in the social context of hearing other dogs, even at a distance — such as dogs in the neighborhood.

«We know that these ups - and - downs may occur in a social context of isolation from family, workplace prejudice, and other social barriers that are unique to gay and lesbian couples.»

Individual problems occur in a social context.

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A specific social practice occurs in the context of social relationships generally and, therefore, may specify more general norms or principles of social action.

He will compare instances where religious concepts, forces, and personalities effected subtle or far - reaching changes and transformations in the cultural and social context in which they occurred.

They also have the right to expect that the moral and social context within which the programme is taught is clearly Catholic, that children come away with a clear understanding of social relationships and the moral context in which sexual intimacy should occur, and an understanding of why the Catholic Church teaches what it teaches about the human body, sexuality, and friendship.

We can not speak of any historical event without having in mind the social context in which the event occurred.

The struggle occurs not only in the heart or mind, but in a natural and human social context, so that empirical theology is naturalistic and socio - historical — or better, it is historicist if «historicist» refers to natural as well as human history.

In portraying God's relationship to man, the interpersonal character of the dialogic model can be retained, without neglecting other beings or the social context within which such dialogue occurs.

Some of these constraints are present because of the social context in which the sermon is produced, others depend on the way the sermon textualizes these elements, and still others occur as features of the internal structure of the sermon itself.

«The benefit of any kind of social behavior is determined by the context in which it occurs,» McKenna said.

Excessive infant crying in this setting may be only a «red flag» of distress, and as such reflects key co-existent elements of the context in which it occurs, such as the role of the father, social and economic factors and the community context.

Stepping aside from dangerous social factors, such as adult inebriation or adult bedsharing while under the influence of drugs, or infants sleeping alongside disinterested strangers, and ignoring (for the moment) the physical - structural - furniture and bedding aspects of «safe infant sleep» always occurs in the context of, and under the supervision of, a committed, sober adult caregiver who is in a position to respond to infant nutritional needs, crises, and can exchange sensory stimuli all of which represents just what babies depend on for maximum health.

If the prenatal exposure to alcohol occurred in the context of social drinking or binge drinking prior to knowledge about being pregnant, it is important to address the mother's emotions and concerns, and support her decision to quit alcohol use when she did.

York Cornwell thinks that disparities in receiving help could stem from differences in the social context of the neighborhoods where emergencies occurred.

They reflect an overall impact of multiple causative factors similar to those of other developing countries where rice is not a major staple.8 Various deficiencies including zinc, vitamin C and D, folate, riboflavin, selenium and calcium occur in the context of poverty, environmental degradation, lack of public health systems and sanitation, lack of proper education and social disparity.

Those negative actions, which can include threats, physical attacks, words, gestures, or social exclusion, occur in a context always characterized by an imbalance in strength between the bully and the victim.

Because young children's learning — for example, the acquisition of new vocabulary and the meanings behind those words — occurs in the context of reciprocal relationships with adults and caregivers, it is difficult to tease apart children's cognitive, social, and emotional development during these years.

In other social policy contexts, this sort of paradigm shift has already occurred.

The behaviour occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance between the pupil and the individual based on factors such as size, strength, age, intelligence, peer group power, economic status, social status, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, family circumstances, gender, race, disability or the receipt of special education

All this occurs in a social, political and economic context.

Negotiating with the native title group is an opportunity to implement that policy in a way that takes account of the relationship between economic growth and the social and cultural context in which growth occurs.

We have concluded that children need at least one responsible, caretaking adult who has a positive emotional connection to them and with whom they have a consistent relationship... we do not believe that the data support the conclusion that fathers are essential to child well - being... [or] that heterosexual marriage is the social context in which responsible fathering is most likely to occur.»

In assessing antisocial traits, it is helpful for the clinician to consider the social and economic context in which the behaviors occuIn assessing antisocial traits, it is helpful for the clinician to consider the social and economic context in which the behaviors occuin which the behaviors occur.

Stigmatisation occurs when a person is thought to possess «an attribute, or characteristic, that conveys a social identity that is devalued in a particular social context» (Crocker, Major & Steele, 1998, p. 505).

Studies conducted in the Western cultures have indicated that development of romantic relationship among youth is a multi-factorial developmental phenomenon that is influenced by factors such as age, gender, attachment styles, changes within the relationship, and on the social and cultural contexts in which they occur (Collins, Welsh, & Furman, 2009; Furman & Collins, 2008).

A second major focus in the current study regarded the interactions between personality variables and aspects of the social context in which crying typically occurs.

DeLongis and Holtzman (2005) mentioned three important contextual factors of impact on the process of selecting certain coping: the nature of the stressful event, the personality of those involved, and the social context in which coping occurs.

Given that crying may or may not elicit support (Averill, 1968; Harber et al., 2008; Hendriks, Croon, et al., 2008; Hendriks & Vingerhoets, 2006; Nelson, 1998; Sander, Frome, & Scheich, 2007) and may or may not lead to feeling better or to the receipt of support (Bylsma et al., 2008), a fuller understanding of crying necessitates examinations of the interactions between individual difference factors and the contexts in which both crying and social support occur (Peter et al., 2001; Vingerhoets et al., 2000).

Developmental scholars have long been interested in documenting the social experiences that help explain within - and between - group variation in children's early language and learning.1, 2 This work is anchored in the writings of scholars such as Bruner3, 4 and Vygotsky, 5 who posited that learning occurs in a socio - cultural context in which adults and primary caregivers support or «scaffold» young children to higher levels of thinking and acting.

However, we do not believe that the data support the conclusion that fathers are essential to child well - being and that heterosexual marriage is the social context in which responsible fathering is most likely to occur.»

The impact is likely to be more pernicious where the depressive episode is severe and prolonged, and where it occurs in the context of personal and social adversity.

These results are consistent with emerging research that suggests that the psychological correlates of adolescent sexual activity may be moderated by the social context in which this activity occurs.

Interpersonal relationship competencies relate to «interaction with others, which occurs in different social and emotional contexts.

According to this approach, understanding adolescent behavioral risk and protective factors requires the consideration of ecological effects, that is the social contexts in which the risk and protection occurs (Bronfenbrenner, 1977; Cicchetti & Lynch, 1993), as well as transactional effects, that is the reciprocal nature of the relationship between adolescents» behavior and their social contexts (e.g., Cicchetti, Toth, & Maughan, 2000; Coatsworth et al., 2000; Sameroff, 1995).