Sentences with phrase «of cultural similarity»

Genetic variability plunged when individuals required mates with the highest degree of cultural similarity, the team reports this week in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

I wouldn't be surprised if they extended their service to Japan which has a lot of cultural similarities.

The present study aimed to extend our understanding of cultural similarities and differences in how adolescents perceive and cope with parental guilt - induction, relative to the use of generally controlling and autonomy - supportive parenting practices.

Not exact matches

The group was in London on Thursday hearing about the British model, a system Kenney called more relevant to Canada because of «legal and cultural» similarities.

I share a cultural and regional similarity to the muslim families I speak of.

Just as there are clear cultural differences that in turn influence the course of therapy (by whatever name), the theory should be able to illustrate the fundamental similarities.

Though possessing many common cultural traits found also in Europe and the West, the much closer similarities between the cultures of Iran or Persia and India have led scholars to distinguish an Indo - Iranian branch of the larger whole as having early separated itself from the central or original Aryan migration, perhaps moving eastward from the, as yet, not certainly located origin of the Aryan group.

The astonishing similarities between our age and that of the declining Roman Empire make it necessary that we reconcile ourselves to the inevitable destiny of complete cultural disintegration.

The body of Christ should not be merely a reflection of the divisions that exist on earth predetermined by the exterior similarity of social class and cultural background.

A comparison of the broad lines of Maximus» thought and Edward Holloway's reveals that, despite a different idiom and set of cultural references, there are striking similarities.

Twenty - two states expressly require that district lines be drawn to recognize communities of interest, such as social, cultural, ethnic, economic and racial similarities.

«This study reveals the great importance of cultural and linguistic similarity in how infants choose to direct their attention.

While there are some similarities when dating a man regardless of his ethnicity, a few things actually differ, primarily due to cultural differences.

In spite of the varying geographic, cultural, and socio - historic backgrounds of these six case studies — not to mention the diverging trajectories — their current political regimes bear many important similarities in regards to their interpretation of both the democratic process and civil liberties, namely that they exist and are tolerated to the extent that they work to the incumbent leadership's advantage.

According to studies by Kramsch, Deardorff, Moeller, and others, cultural inquiry leads to greater insights into one's own culture, a greater awareness of the similarities and differences between cultures, and greater self - awareness.

They recognise similarities as well as differences within and across cultural groups, and the importance of practising empathy and facilitating dialogue to understand different perspectives.

Through their study of people in diverse places, including those countries from which migrants to Australia have come, students come to recognise their similarities with other people, to better understand their differences, and to demonstrate respect for cultural diversity and the human rights of all people in local, national, regional and global settings.

In the Australian Curriculum: Work Studies, Years 9 — 10, students are given opportunities to explore similarities and differences in cultural values, beliefs and practices in the context of work and enterprise and reflect on intercultural experiences.

Travelling to more places and experiencing how people of different cultures live, learning about the history of a place and getting to know people from different backgrounds, both makes you feel humble and also makes you see the similarities rather than the differences between people from different cultural backgrounds.

«Brunei is an important market for Garuda as it shares many cultural similarities to Indonesia and we're already seeing a steady flow of both leisure and business travellers from the country.

This show identifies the similarities and connections between the work of 10 contemporary artists that originate from two cities whose cultural and political paradigms are extremely disparate.

Through this kind of paradoxical virtual reality that actually obtains its audio - visual Information from the real world, the visitor discovers the local, cultural, and linguistic differences, as well as the similarities resulted in the process of globalisation.

Her work touches on the value of storytelling and its ability to connect us to each other through cultural and humanistic similarities.

But for Maria Brito, the similarities became apparent after her research into the reasons why Classical Greece became such a reference point for Western civilisation: «Ancient Greece was, in many ways, similar to what New York is nowadays: an art - centric place filled with curious thinkers, creative artists, and centres for cultural advancement propelled by a cosmopolitan view of the world.»

But to speak of «levels» of food and art is also to bring about their similarities, as potential sources of enjoyment, fulfilment and creativity yes, but also as being both highly concerned with satisfying personal and cultural tastes — and what value we might put on doing so.

Established to generate an international air of cultural exchange among the emerging artists, writers, architects and musicians of Istanbul and Turkey, Bozkurt and Ozbek's project is a matter of creative intervention, sharing frustrations and ambitions and observing cultural differences and similarities.

1 Photo London 2017 Master of Photography Taryn Simon presents Image Atlas, a work created in collaboration with programmer Aaron Swartz, which investigates cultural differences and similarities by indexing top image results for given search terms across local engines throughout the world.

And I would offer a similar criticism of that as well, as IMO, you neither ground that form of analogizing in a scientific manner; as I have told you, I think that your inclusion and exclusion criteria selection process is quite arbitrary, and I don't think that it is coincidence that it confirms your distinction of a group you belong to («skeptics») from a group you criticize («realists») in ways that (1) reaffirm a superiority in the group you belong to and, (2) I consider to be superficial and not meaningful as compared to the vastly more important underlying similarities (e.g., the tendency toward identity protective behavior, motivated reasoning, cultural cognition, confirmation bias, emotively - influenced reasoning, etc.)...

He added that greater cultural similarities between the UK and Australian legal markets, as opposed to the domestic and American markets, had been mitigating factors in the lack of large «white - shoe» US firms in Australia when compared to Magic Circle firms.

John Larkin, partner and head of the insurance group at Irish firm William Fry, cites cultural similarities and favourable tax arrangements as additional benefits that Ireland can provide in order to entice companies to consider alternative jurisdictions to access the EU's single market.

These similarities indicate a consistency in the internal reliability of VAWI across countries despite the cultural and socioeconomic differences between the countries.

Exploring similarities and differences in our cultural expectations improves our capacity to understand and relate to others, and helps to build a sense of belonging amongst children and their families.

Similarities in predictive patterns emphasize positive effects of a stimulating HLE for young children's development, irrespective of the cultural specificity of dyadic bookreading.

The relationships between love, satisfaction, couple cultural identity and personal commitment are: the more love, the more personal commitment; the more satisfaction, the more personal commitment; the more congruent couple cultural identity (more acculturation to the partner and more similarity of couple's individualism / collectivism), the more personal commitment.

Despite these strong similarities, there were differences between and within cultures in terms of gender, the perceived importance of specific strengths (such as modesty), and the existence of cultural institutions that promote each strength.

It has been argued that cross cultural similarities are a product of globalisation, for example, Park and Kim (2006) stated that East Asian people experience pressure to acquire more individualistic cultural values because of an increasingly Western - oriented culture.

The journey of cultural humility often starts with cultural awareness — recognizing that differences and similarities exist between cultures.

The investigation provides evidence of great similarity in developmental processes, both across cultural contexts and developmental periods.

The number of Chinese diaspora already settled in areas such as Orange County and the San Gabriel Valley attract a great deal of foreign investment because cultural and language similarities make the purchase process easier.