Sentences with phrase «on social imbalance»

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Finally the assembly agreed on a number of guidelines for a new information order, including: the elimination of the imbalances and inequities brought on by media monopolies; a «better balanced dissemination of information and ideas»; freedom of the press and of information; and respect for each people's cultural identity and its right to inform the world about its «interests, aspirations and social and cultural values.

The bill further seeks to rectify discriminatory practices on the basis of sex by addressing political, social and economic gender imbalances.

But social liberalism deviates fundamentally from its namesake at its theoretical root in that it denies the self - regulatory capacity of society: the state is called on to redress social imbalance in increasingly ramified ways.

She examined imbalances in the ratio of men to women in various cultures and at various times throughout history and the effects they had on social systems.

In mouse models of ASD, symptoms include an imbalance between «on» and «off» neural signaling in the brain's neocortex, altered responses to sensory stimuli and impaired social behavior.

The significance of genomic information, and the uses to which it is put, may give rise to the following specific ELSI - related concerns: (1) an imbalance in health - related benefits and harms to individuals and populations; (2) privacy and confidentiality of personal information, autonomy, choice and limitations on liberty; (3) the social and behavioral impact of genomic information on individuals, family members and others; and (4) the equitable distribution of scarce resources.

In general I'm very sympathetic to this kind of perspective, and a concerted focus on diet, lifestyle, sleep, exercise, and social support is desperately overdue in mainline psychiatry, where a psychologically blind reductionism has sold us the patently false notion that Axis I conditions can be easily reduced to a few simple molecular correlates (the «meme» of a simple «chemical imbalance»), an idea that has been exposed scientifically, but which continues to generate staggering profits for big Pharma.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

Early on in his life the artist was confronted with the social imbalance of his hometown.

The behaviour occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance between the pupil and the individual based on factors such as size, strength, age, intelligence, peer group power, economic status, social status, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, family circumstances, gender, race, disability or the receipt of special education

That is, where disabilities were once considered to be the result of a purely biological defect or imbalance, there is a move to an understanding that disability is the result of social labelling based on how the «able» define performance in society.