Sentences with phrase «of social discord»

We speculate that blacks are losing ground relative to whites because they attend lower - quality schools that are less well maintained and managed as indicated by signs of social discord.

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Besides the privacy scandal, Facebook also has been dealing with fake news, the use of Facebook to spread hate and discord and concerns about social media's effect on people's mental well - being.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

The possibility of intergenerational fracturing and social discord are real threats; just consider the rise of the Quebec student protests or Occupy.

Reflecting on their experiences at the «Suicide Prevention Center» in Los Angeles, E. S. Schneidman and N. L. Farberow point out that all suicides, whether attempted or committed, «involves tremendous disruption of life, emotional turmoil, social discord.»

Hindus around the world expressed outrage after prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk said the scripture promoted extremism and social discord.

Multidialogical activity may, like a jazz symphony, communicate some of its most important messages in what the harmony - driven conventional ear hears as discord, as disruption of the harmony in both the black American and white American social, political, and religious status quo.

Millions of accounts impersonating real people roam social media platforms, promoting commercial products and celebrities, attacking political candidates and sowing discord.

The DSS, therefore, frowns at the tendency some ethnic chauvinists easily and cheaply resort to hate speeches, misinformation and total manipulation of information especially on the social media simply to fan the embers of discord and subvert the efforts of government in implementing its policies for the good of everyone.

Lean on Pete's 21st - century update of the Oregon Trail is far from the first film to examine social discord and disarray through the prism of a single interstate journey: Haigh himself describes it in a recent Sight & Sound interview as «a modern version of the American myth», citing a break from tradition in that Charley goes «the opposite way, not looking for freedom, but for security and stability.»

I didn't follow the social side of development, so I don't care about any of the drama and discord.

You can find out more on their website, or head over to one of their many social platforms including Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Youtube, Steam or their official forums.

While Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo all have their own friends lists, social features and the like, many gamers have turned to Discord to handle all of that jibba - jabba simply because it houses everything you need under one roof.

Setting things up is simply a matter of going into your account settings, selecting «Linked Social Accounts» and accessing the Discord option.

Heralding the arrival of expanded social options arriving to the Twitch and the Discord, as well undoubtedly being rife with a bevy of incredible competitive BlazBlue matches, you won't want to miss out on this event!

Meanwhile, Discord offers a more direct connection and focused user base; essentially anyone / everyone on social media can just follow a company, but Discord channels tend to be filled with people who choose to be part of that channel for a specific purpose and are actively engaging with the others in the channel.

The modest and democratic tenants of his early practice continue in his material choices, as well as the theory of collage as a basic gesture of insolence, a social strategy for discord and for metaphysical beauty.

Facebook has been under fire for more than a year on a range of issues, but criticism intensified last month when special counsel Robert Mueller secured indictments against a group of Russians for manipulating Facebook and other social platforms to sow discord.

SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON Facebook Inc backed for the first time on Friday proposed legislation requiring social media sites to disclose the identities of buyers of online political campaign ads and introduced a new verification process for people buying «issue» ads, which have been used to sow discord online.

In September, for example, the company released the findings of an internal audit that seem to corroborate theories that Russian actors were behind a campaign of social media stories and memes designed to foment discord in the U.S.in the months leading up the November 2016 presidential vote.

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Besides the privacy scandal, Facebook also has been dealing with fake news, the use of Facebook to spread hate and discord and concerns about social media's effect on people's mental well - being.

Outcome measures Participants completed online questionnaires about sociodemographic data, suicidality, history of DSH and SA, depressed mood, self - esteem, social support, family discord, impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (BIS - 11)-RRB- and the use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.

Social support, marital / partner discord, self - esteem, perceived self - efficacy and parenting stress were assessed at 6 and 12 months using the Social Support Questionnaire, 28 the Rust Inventory of Marital State, 29 Rosenberg Self - Esteem Inventory, 30 Generalised Self - Efficacy Scale31 and the Parenting Stress Inventory.32

Almqvist and Broberg (1999) for example, investigated the relevance of peer relationships, exposure to bullying or harassment, marital discord / harmony and parental mental health in the mental health and social adjustment of refugee children and adolescents in Sweden.

Our team of social workers, counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists are experienced and compassionate, with areas of specialization ranging from play therapy and blended families to marital discord, anxiety and depression.»

At the child level, temperamental features evident in infancy and toddlerhood such as irritability, restlessness, irregular patterns of behaviour, lack of persistence and low adaptability increase the risk of behaviour problems7, 8,9 as do certain genetic and neurobiological traits.10, 11 At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the development of young children's aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.14