Sentences with phrase «of affluence»

Familiar examples of such action would include the advocacy of social services aimed at the redistribution of material well - being so that there would be some agreed - upon level of affluence for all, including refusal to live above this parity level, unilateral disarmament, pacifism, nonviolent refusal to abide by existing laws that perpetuate injustice with the willingness to suffer the penalties that existing laws demand.
what I find interesting is that the two cancers discussed are considered diseases of affluence in many studies.
We often told that if every person on Earth were able to live in the degree of affluence Westerners enjoy we'd need a few more planets to provide for that level of consumption.
Have you consciously rejected signs of affluence from your life?
Unfortunately, in an age of affluence where food is ubiquitous, our digestive systems rarely get that break, and are instead being constantly worked with high intake of food.
This ostentatious statement of affluence is a serious CO2 offender, a street - legal unarmed tank with two heavy - duty portal axles and three push - button diff locks.
Our Espresso Metallic road boat with the Cream Designo interior and the shiny Riva - inspired woodwork is perceived as from a different planet here, an unabashed symbol of affluence.
Not much distinguishes this simulacrum of affluence from present - day realities, especially at a time when luxury real estate has been
Driggs had come from a well to do family who resided on Central Park West, but because of the stock market crash, the Driggs family lost much of their affluence.
Instead, he arrives at a state of profound indifference, as «Winter Sleep» shifts from a restrained character study on the darker ramifications of affluence as its solitary protagonist eventually finds himself too rich to care.
As Business Insider reported, Rachel Sherman's «Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence» suggests that many rich parents both want their kids to see themselves as «normal» and to appreciate their advantages.
It is an intellectual posture well suited to the well situated in a time of affluence and relative tranquility.
Second, the right to collective bargaining has been enshrined in law, and the results of these contract negotiations worked in combination with the supremacy and prosperity of American heavy industry in the mid-twentieth century to produce a previously undreamt of affluence for skilled laborers.
He predicts that as these stresses make themselves felt in the industrial sector, our ethics of affluence will shift into an ethics of triage.
The paralyzing effect of affluence takes its toll on middle - and upper - class people.
The myth of meritocracy ignores «the informal system of institutional arrangements and economic imperatives that provides great rewards to the children of affluence and privilege but shutters the gates to those who have grown up without such privilege.»
Or do advertising and media reflect the inner struggle of human beings to consume, made uglier in a culture of affluence?
The impact of humans on the environment is viewed as a product of three components: (a) the number of people; (b) a measure of the average person's consumption of resources (which is also an index of affluence); and (c) an index of environmental disruptiveness of the technologies that provide the goods consumed.
According to Peter Drucker: «On Taylor's «scientific management» rests, above all, the tremendous surge of affluence which has lifted the working masses in the developed countries well above any level recorded before, even for the well - to - do.
Have you noticed no one in this category of affluence are considering buying Accrington Stanley?
Im actually watching save our shelter from austin texas, and Im sorry, but Im flabergasted!!!!!!! Yal are located in «beverly hills», I am having a hard time believing that people who live in the area have not stepped up to donate!?!?!? OMgosh!!!! You would think all yal had to do was pass out or post fliers, or better yet use social media to reach out to people of affluence who would love to give to your foundation.
Adult dating sites are actual accepted because of the affluence in accessing it and actual affordable.
Some have said this is a function of the affluence found in the city, others suggest it has more to do with the people themselves.
Some have said this is a function of the affluence found in the city, others suggest it has more to do with the people themselves.
Here's how it works, and how they can help you be an artist who lives a life of affluence and abundance.
Lauren Greenfield's brilliantly gaudy photos of «the influence of affluence» in Generation Wealth
Not much distinguishes this simulacrum of affluence from present - day realities, especially at a time when luxury real estate has been engineered to include art walls and humidity systems to attract art - centric buyers.
A growing body of research has shown that adolescent girls in the context of affluence face a series of unique pressures that may increase social - emotional problems.
Even that last one's a bit of a stretch, considering how dismissive he is of the man who loves him no matter what stupid thing he does next while enjoying the perks of affluence without him.
Older Americans have made dramatic gains in their level of affluence relative to younger generations, says a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Inflammation Nation: The First Clinically Proven Eating Plan to End Our Nation's Secret Epidemic by Floyd H. Chilton argues that inflammation occurs when we consume «foods of affluence,» e.g., farmed salmon and eggs, and out - of - season fruits and vegetables — foods that have replaced the seasonal nuts, fruits and vegetables eaten by our hunter - gather ancestors.
This community of 76,000, located north of Montreal, did well in many of our affluence categories, and also boasts affordable housing, low crime and a healthy growth rate.
A new study suggests many Americans reach the dream of affluence.
Lee's life traced a long arc of modern East Asian history: the last vestiges of colonialism; the advent of affluence; the introduction of democracy, albeit flawed and limited; the spread of globalization; the decline of Japan and the rise of China; and, now, the retreat to nationalism.
The idea of affluence and self - indulgence as the meaning of life would not seem to be a firm basis for the dissemination of democracy.
Thus has a view of human development been married to a psychology of affluence.
As an island of affluence in a widespread sea of crippling poverty (in many nations), our country should share its resources and mental health personnel.
What could the care of the church have to offer them — a prophetic word about the strains of their affluence, a comforting word about the God who suffers with them, a liberating word that sets all our deeds and plans under the eye of the eternal and incarnate Lord?
Tourism can aggravate the show of affluence.
Book Review: The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth.
The congregation is gathered to see if the old memory can be articulated in ways that reconfigure our present social reality of affluence and competence, of fear and brutality, of restlessness and despair.
This interface of affluence - competence and fear distorts public issues.
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