Sentences with phrase «on cultural issues like»

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While the impact of these classical theories has remained strong, I would like to point to a specific contribution that, in my view, has served as a kind of watershed in our thinking about the cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of inquiry.

«this is the socio - cultural issue if you like... I don't believe that in Ghana, so far, a sufficiently strong coalition has emerged which is having that impact on public opinion that will say: «Change it [the law], let's then have a new paradigm in Ghana.

On the issue of pork barrel spending, the Reform Party would like to keep legislators from using federal funding to support projects that have little economic, social or cultural effect.

Examined Life (Unrated) The current mindset of America is the subject of this documentary, directed by Astra Taylor, which takes a number of leading academic intellectuals like Cornel West, Peter Singer and Anthony Appiah away from academia and into the streets of America where they weigh - in on cultural issues ranging from consumerism to individualism to modern morality.

We have to work on cultural issues, like gathering the collective commitments, collaborating and setting goals as I have talked about in other blogs AND we have to work on classroom practice.

it concentrates on responsible tourism which means that the issues like slow traveling, outdoor travels, cultural - and biodiversity as well as traveling off the beaten path are my main blogging topics.

His works explore modernism through works using grid - like structures, with paintings incorporating maps and focusing on issues of cultural translation.

Based on early feedback that we've received on the course plans, students seem like they're aching for these new opportunities to improve on what Dan Kahan has called «the cultural meaning of how the issue is framed».

But as experimental studies show, it's possible to disable or blunt culture's heuristic influence: when people's cultural identities are affirmed, they don't experience the threatening affective response, or are less influenced by it, as they consider information that challenges beliefs that pre-dominate in their group; when they can't discern a consistent connection between the cultural identity of advocates and positions on some risk issue, they can't simply adopt the position of the advocate whom they perceive as having values most like theirs.»

Others focus more on issues like gender identity, racial integration and sensitivity, and cultural displacement.