Sentences with phrase «of rapid social change»

Most of the artworks in this exhibition were created in the 1990s, and represent various aspects of individual artistic practices in this period of rapid social change.

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms tells the story of a girl who allies with the warriors of the Shinsengumi, who are struggling to uphold their faith in an era of rapid social change in Japan, and the fate of those who sought to resist that change... Find true love in the journey to Edo — your choices decide your fate.

Rate increases in depression have been reported to have occurred during earlier periods of rapid social change.

Interdependence in trade and in the conditions of peace requires constructive economic development in areas of rapid social change if chaos and violence are to be avoided.

Africans, who were living in a period of rapid social change gradually came to feel that their traditional world - view was no longer adequate as a method of «explanation, prediction and control.»

The influence of leaders like, Jawaharlal Nehru, Julius Nyerere, Lee Quan Yew, Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela helped maintain the unity of their countries and peoples in a world of rapid social change.

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Tilcsik came of age in Hungary in the 1980s, a time of rapid political and social change.

Left, who has gained notoriety for successful bets against stocks such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, explained that his rapid change of view on Twitter came as a result of the growing scrutiny surrounding social media and how companies handle users» personal information.

Social media measurement can be overwhelming, and half the challenge is simply keeping up with the content that is being changed by the millions of living, breathing users and discerning what has value and what doesn't, while at the same time keeping up with the social media platforms that are developing at an equally rapid rate with their user actSocial media measurement can be overwhelming, and half the challenge is simply keeping up with the content that is being changed by the millions of living, breathing users and discerning what has value and what doesn't, while at the same time keeping up with the social media platforms that are developing at an equally rapid rate with their user actsocial media platforms that are developing at an equally rapid rate with their user activity.

The rapid evolution of social media platforms is inevitable — whether those changes are positive or negative.

It's not easy for youth to move into adulthood in this time of conflicting values and rapid social change.

In the end, the faces of globalization that matter are not technology, economics, politics or rapid social changes.

Its appeal is complex, drawing on belief in anthropogenic global warming and trust in the «scientific consensus» behind it; the Great Recession and a protective reaction to rapid social change; a basic need for the concrete, local, and personal; the waning of religious observance; peer pressure, star power, money, and more.

This somewhat optimistic prediction of things to come may not seem helpful for the here and now, because we live in an era of fear, anxiety, and worry, and our question and our text is how can we adapt now and in the immediate future to this rapid rate of social change.

In brief, social change — this rapid, turbulent, accelerating scene — is more than a professional challenge; it is a total human challenge, and to deal with it as human beings, be we professionals or nonprofessionals, we must unashamedly call upon the full range of our human capacities and interests — scientific, artistic, and religious.

We have been living in a time of very rapid social change.

The same appeal that saved Juno's child is at the root of what has caused one of the most rapid changes of opinion on a social issue that most can remember.

My analysis takes for granted that we live in a time of rapid technological and social change.

Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.

It becomes the mission of the liberal church to present the claims of the Christian faith to those who have been most impressed by the empirical approach of the sciences or by those critical social needs which call for rapid and thoroughgoing change.

As Eiesland says, «Finding your place is no small feat, and perhaps particularly not in the midst of rapid social and religious change.»

The rapid disappearance of youthful activism at the end of the «60s and the young people's rush to join the establishment underline the need for something more than an ephemeral social mood as the foundation for persistent commitment to fundamental social change.

Just as the NHS was founded on the principle that no one can have perfect knowledge of whether they will enjoy good health, and therefore collective insurance is the best solution, social security needs to be re-thought for an age of ever more rapid economic change, as individuals seek more choice as to how to balance work and family life.

In doing so, Macmillan pays specific attention to the role of concepts such as honour and masculinity and the overarching interaction between these archaic codes of behaviour and the social changes occurring at that time: «As Europe went through its rapid social changes in the last part of the nineteenth century, honour became both an attribute that the old landowning classes could cling to with increasing determination as something that distinguished them from the newly prosperous middle classes and, for the socially ambitious, a mark of a higher and better social status.»

The rapid spread of technological, social and economic change means that the institutions that were formed in the 1940s and 1950s need to be substantially reformed.

The Forest Preserve provides refuge from a world of rapid social, political and technological change.

aims to increase our collective ability to anticipate the complex consequences of change; gain a better understanding of the dynamics of human and social behavior as well as the cognitive and social structures that create and define change; and help people and organizations better manage profound or rapid change.

As China has undergone rapid economic and social change in recent decades, an increase of individualistic values has been reflected in the word choices of Chinese authors.

«In some areas, there's rapid social change due to the rapid growth of illegal gold mining,» Jones says; when one person, often an outsider, shoots a lemur and isn't harmed, others follow suit.

«What was interesting was that, during a time of really rapid adoption of social media, and really powerful changes in use, you didn't see sudden declines in people's direct social contact,» Hall said.

This research, by contrast, suggests that rapid evolution of a complex social behavior like pair bonding can occur by changing the expression of just one gene, he says.

Puberty typically begins between 9 and 12 years of age, and creates a surge of hormones that trigger rapid physical growth, sexually dimorphic alterations in facial structure, metabolic changes, and several social, behavioral, and emotional changes (Crone and Dahl, 2012).

What is interesting about this industry is not only its rapid growth in a conservative society that frowns upon courting more than one person at a time, but also its potential to change the social norms that are part of dating both online and offline.

Free Bisexual Dating — Overview After decades of difficulties to the LGBT community, political and social evolution, alongside the rapid development of the net as a media, brought a tremendous change.

The hypotheses may not be very original or earth - shaking to social scientists themselves — for example, that one can find circumstances in which some phenomenon that has plugged along suddenly undergoes a rapid change (The Tipping Point), or that an idea or plan that comes in a flash may be as good as something developed with a great deal of research and much thought (Blink), or that success may be based more on special opportunities and hard work than on native gifts (the current Outliers).

«Educational attainment is the currency of mobility,» she observed, noting that, while the rest of the world is experiencing rapid change in secondary education, the U.S. remains stagnant and complacent, resulting in greater social inequity.

Remake Learning is a network that ignites engaging, relevant, and equitable learning practices in support of young people navigating rapid social and technological change.

I wanted to write about modern China and the impact of the rapid social and political change on ordinary Beijingers.

With the current whirlwind of change within the publishing industry — led by the rapid growth in ebooks, self - publishing and the growth of social media — there are few reassuring constants.

«At a time of rapid technological and social change, librarians, publishers and technology providers need to understand consumer attitudes while developing approaches to meet market demand and needs, and this in - depth research will help inform strategic planning.»

After an opening presentation by G4C President Susanna Pollack on the power and potential of video games to drive social change, students were divided into groups and guided through the game design process in a rapid - fire game jam: inventing games using unconventional materials as their game components, playtesting mechanics and refining their rules, and iterating to improve the gameplay.

She used this time to meticulously research the 16th - century Italian Renaissance art form of the commedia dell» arte, with its exaggerated expressions and gestures and tales of subterfuge and misrecognition at a time when rapid social and economic change were bringing about anxieties regarding status.

Inspired by the intellectual debates that characterised much of the mid 1900s, particularly the emergence of semiology as a field of study, these artists evoked numerous media to explore and attempt to understand the rapid social change unfolding around them.

These tranquil and dreamlike works evoke nostalgia and longing, exploring the search for individual and national identity in Japan during the early Taisho period (1912 - 1926), an era of rapid social and cultural change.

As they sought to express a cultural identity that could bridge ancient traditions and modernity, they were also experiencing periods of conflict and rapid social change.

A number of the pieces, such as the depiction of a bulldozer knocking over a snake charmer from the 2006 series «Charming Nation,» address the rapid social changes confronting a globalizing India today, yet they often do this with a sense of ambivalence.

The themes and subjects of the works on view documented some of the shifting art theories, social concerns, and political ideologies that characterized art in Germany during a period of rapid change.

Celebrating Pallant House Gallery's significant collection of British Pop Art, this show explores how artists in the 1950s and 60s responded to rapid social change.

In an age when Britain was undergoing rapid social and cultural change, aesthetics were also being transformed, resulting in new departures in the form and content of British art.

Artists responded to rapid social change and economic anxiety with some of the 20th century's most powerful art - brought together now in this once - in - a-generation show, America after the Fall: Paintings in the 1930s.