Sentences with phrase «on social conventions»

Right now we have to rely on social conventions [think personal space] to avoid this.

If they aren't objective, than they're only based on social conventions.

Not exact matches

At the convention, Julianne Holt - Lunstad, a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University, presented evidence from two meta - analyses on the effects of social connection on health.

«The chanciness is part of the lasting magic of gay life,» writes Browning, «a sort of radical plot twist that characterizes queer life and sets aside so many conventions of social judgment, class, race, and attitude, supplanting them with a direct and naive faith that bonds of great value can be forged on nothing more than instinct....

On the other hand, legal marriage is not a basic human right, but a social convention.

It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.

We need to work out a set of social expectations and conventions in which the proper regulation of sexual activity will be assisted rather than made more difficult by being thrust largely on the individual, as it is at present.

[18] Insisting on the importance of the veil for women, responding to a situation where a group of young women in the church of Carthage, claiming that the status and virtue achieved by their renunciation freed them from social conventions (which insisted that women remain veiled in church), boldly took their positions in church with faces uncovered and head unveiled, Tertullian reiterates forcefully that there is great danger in such actions because

Still, in the final analysis, our history makes us what we are now, and the conventions of our present social, political, economic and moral world constitute a realm of external determination on our lives.

According to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to experts, disability is the combination of: 1) the individual's impairment; 2) the barriers in the environment (lack of physical and communications accessibility, negative attitudes, absence of laws and specific policies); and 3) the individual's social role (sex, financial situation, access to political participation, etc).

Catherine Murphy was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 17th July 2016, as reported by the KFM Radio website.

Niall O Tuathail was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 27th July 2016,

Garry Gannon was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Central constituency at a selection convention on 3rd August 2017.

Cian O'Callaghan was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at a selection convention in Fairview on 4th July 2017.

Anne - Marie McNally was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Mid West constituency at a selection convention in Lucan on 10th July 2017.

But the main drive, from damaging social housing to savage welfare cuts, from the undermining of the BBC to redefining our relationship to the European Convention on Human Rights, will be decisively to the hard right.

The petition copied to Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption reads in part: «SERAP considers these amendments to be in bad faith, patently an abuse of legislative powers, politically biased, and demonstrably unjustified in a democratic and representative society governed by the rule of law, and incompatible with the country's international human rights obligations and commitments particularly the UN Convention against Corruption, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, which Nigeria has ratified.»

At 12:30 p.m., Families Together in New York State, a lead member of the Raise the Age NY campaign, holds its annual Legislative Awareness Day and Luncheon where over 400 family members, state leaders, youth and advocates from around the state will speak on issues impacting families of children with social, emotional and behavioral needs, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany.

Actor Bradley Cooper was just another celebrity face in the crowd at the convention last night, but many Republicans on social media took vocal exception to the «American Sniper» star's attendance.

American Political Science Association (APSA): The Section on Human Rights was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental), their relationship, determinants and consequences of human rights policies, structure and influence of human rights organizations, development, implementation, impact on international conventions, and changes in the international human rights regime.

AAAS developed the questionnaire because serving society is part of the mandate for many professional societies and funding programs, and its importance is often cited in public statements and international conventions — but few agree on what those social responsibilities are or ought to be, said Mark Frankel, director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law program, which conducted the study along with the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition.

People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.

We don't speed - date our way through real life, of course, but there are all kinds of social conventions based on gender, and these presumably shape romantic feelings and actions.

The 193 signatories to the convention agreed to outlaw such geoengineering projects «until there is an adequate scientific basis on which to justify such activities and appropriate consideration of the associated risks for the environment and biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural impacts».

In light of studies of prisoners of war and the impact of sensory and social deprivation on the brain, does such punishment qualify as cruel and unusual punishment according to the U.S. Constitution and national and international human rights conventions?

This is a fast - paced convention on cutting edge techniques specifically designed for internet... dating, mobile dating, niche dating, social dating, and the social dicovery business.

The Beverly Hills convention have a strong focus on mobile technology, marketing and strategy for dating and the social discovery industry.

This is a fast - paced convention on cutting edge techniques specifically designed for the dating, internet... dating, social dating and social media industry.

I enjoyed sharing social media strategies with my author friends and look forward to next year's BEA conference, to be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on May 24 - 26, 2011.

The convention focuses on management for the internet... dating and the social networking industry.

The event also coincides with the Social Networking Conference, taking place on the same dates at the Miami Beach Convention Center in separate rooms.

The Los Angeles convention have a strong focus on mobile technology, marketing and strategy for dating and the social discovery industry.

The Beverly Hills convention have a strong focus on mobile technology, marketing and strategy for dating & the social discovery industry.

This is a fast - paced convention on cutting edge techniques specifically designed for online... dating, mobile dating, niche dating, social dating, and the social discovery business.

The Sydney convention specialize on the business of dating + social discovery for Eurozone companies.

The Los Angeles convention specializes on mobile for the dating and the social discovery business.

The Euro iDate2014 Convention focuses on the European dating business, including online, mobile, matchmaking, affiliate marketing and social dating.

iDate Expo (Online Dating Industry and Matchmaker Industry Conference) is a fast moving convention on cutting edge strategy and is for experienced executives from anywhere in the dating, matchmaking and social networking industries.

The convention specializes on management for the dating & the social networking industry.

The Euro iDate2015 Convention will focus on the British and European dating business, including online, mobile, social discovery, matchmaking and affiliate marketing.

The Cologne convention specialize on the business of dating & social discovery for Eurozone companies.

This is a fast - paced convention on cutting edge techniques specifically designed for mobile dating, online... dating, social dating, and the social discovery business.

This is a fast - paced convention on cutting edge techniques specifically designed for the dating, online... dating, social dating and social media industry.

The conference also coincides with the Social Networking Conference, taking place also at the Miami Beach Convention Center on the same days.

iDate2007 (Personals Industry & Dating Industry Convention) is a fast moving trade show on cutting edge strategy and is for experienced executives from anywhere in the dating, matchmaking and social networking industries.

The conference also coincides with the Social Media Conference, taking place also at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami on the same days.

iDate2011 (Internet Dating and Dating Industry Business Convention) is a fast moving event on cutting edge strategy and is for experienced executives from anywhere in the dating, matchmaking and social networking industries.

Just try not to swoon as Bathsheba and Gabriel defy social convention and pursue a relationship based on mutual respect and vigor atop a hill as majestic as the steed she loves to hurtle into the sky on.

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Criterion, Blu - ray, DVD)-- Rainer Werner Fassbinder adapted his own stage play for this modern twist on The Women, the great all - woman Hollywood classic of sex and social conventions in high society.

He's always out and about, going to anime and gaming conventions alike across America and posting all of his shenanigans on social media for the world to see.