«Collectivities seek to protect and develop their own
particular cultural characteristics» (Sanders, 1991: 369).
Not exact matches
These
characteristics include at least the following three kinds — physical features, psychological or personality traits, and
cultural patterns — and they combine to make a racial stereotype, a standardized picture of the typical member of a
particular racial group.
The interpreter has to look for that meaning which a biblical writer intended and expressed in his
particular circumstances, and in his historical and
cultural context, by means of such literary genres as were in use at his time, To understand correctly what a biblical writer intended to assert, due attention is needed both to the customary and
characteristic ways of feeling, speaking and storytelling which were current in his time, and to the social conventions of the period.
The Effective Teaching course culminates in a
cultural inquiry project, whereby students investigate the
cultural characteristics of a
particular family group.
Development path - An evolution based on an array of technological, economic, social, institutional,
cultural and biophysical
characteristics that determine the interactions between human and natural systems, including production and consumption patterns in all countries, over time at a
particular scale.
In addition, there are also certain circumstances where it is appropriate to recognise the distinct
cultural characteristics of
particular groups, especially minorities.