Sentences with phrase «practices of other cultures»

While the high - touch nurturing practices of other cultures may sound strange to parents in our culture, the low - touch parenting practices of our culture sound just as strange to parents in other cultures.

Through learning about common parenting practices of other cultures, parents are able to question whether conforming to their own cultural norms is always in the best interests of their children.

Not exact matches

These radiations in part came from Japanese management culture, very different from U.S. practice, the ideas of Deming — which both influenced and reflected Japanese practice — and their elaborations by others.

Culture is the embodied values, principles and practices underlying the social fabric of a business, which permeate its actions and connects the stakeholders to each other and to the company's purpose, people and processes.

It was Arendt's remarkable ability to face the double tradition from which she emerged with a sharp - eyed focus that characterizes much of her work: its generosity for the practice of democracy and her fierce determination to explain for herself as well as for others the failure of her former culture to endure despite its qualities.

Cannibalism isn't needed here because fortunately food is pleantiful (for some of us) I'm sure cannibalism has been / still practiced by cultures in other parts of the world (Thankfully)

Ideally they also learn and practice other languages than their own; their holidays are used to gather knowledge and understanding of art and other cultures, rather than just sunning on a beach.

The exercise is supposed to teach us tolerance and respect for the values and practices of other people and cultures, and also to see that sometimes, bad thigns must be done for the good of everybody else.

When the doors to other cultures open, so do the doors to different ways of thinking of and practicing the faith.

The first part deals with why the individual's right of freedom to «profess practice and propagate religion», and to convert to another faith and religion inherent in it, is a condition and guardian of all other democratic freedoms and fundamental human rights in State, society and culture.

It's hard to understand a culture that encourages violence against women, violence against their neighbours, violence and hatred against other nations, suicide bombings, stoning people to death, so called «honor killings», chemical and biological weapons testing on prisoners, and a long list of other «not so nice» practices.

The development of such a comprehensive view has long been a need, for it has become clearer and clearer as we have become familiar and involved with a constantly widening horizon of different musical aims and practices, that the old «common practice» theories of harmony and counterpoint could no longer be overhauled or extended, but had by necessity to be replaced by a way of description and analysis that treated the «common practice» of Western music from the late seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth centuries as only one instance of a much wider musical method and practice that could be applied to all of Western music, from its origins to the present, as well as to music of other cultures.»

My working definition of the congregation is this: A congregation is a group that possesses a special name and recognized members who assemble regularly to celebrate a more universally practiced worship but who communicate with each other sufficiently to develop intrinsic patterns of conduct, outlook, and story.9 We can sharpen our appreciation of congregational structure by comparing its thick culture with that of other religious associations.

«Scripture's male - female prerequisite for marriage and its attendant rejection of homosexual behavior is pervasive throughout both Testaments of Scripture (i.e. it is everywhere presumed in sexual discussions even when not explicitly mentioned); it is absolute (i.e. no exceptions are ever given, unlike even incest and polyamory); it is strongly proscribed (i.e. every mention of it in Scripture indicates that it is regarded as a foundational violation of sexual ethics); and it is countercultural (i.e. we know of no other culture in the ancient Near East or Greco - Roman Mediterranean basin more consistently and strongly opposed to homosexual practice).

Would you still require water baptism as a symbol of burial in these other cultures where such a practice is completely foreign and meaningless?

The practice of giving names to religious traditions is likewise a modem phenomenon, as Wilfred Cantwell Smith has pointed out, 4 and it derives from the growing awareness of other cultures and civilizations.

Other churchmen and laymen felt that the decision was poorly timed in relation to current practice in American society, but that it was essentially a fair decision and would in no way undercut the significance or the role of Christianity within American culture.

It is not necessary for certain ideas to have evolved, as is evidenced by other cultures (not to say in any way that they are wrong, however, there are practices that oppose the morals ingrained in us by the society we live in) so could a parent raise perfectly good children without the bible, in this day in age, probably yes, but you must recognize, that much of what they will be teaching will come from their society, adn quite honestly I'm not sure honoring your parents, and not killing are such a bad thing.

Indeed, the persistence of these beliefs seems to be one of the more stable elements of American religious culture, in contrast with the serious restructuring that has taken place in many other beliefs and practices.

In a diet - and health - obsessed culture, it is difficult to present the practice of Christian fasting as something other than another way to subdue and discipline the body.

In practice, we can guard against misconceptions of God's will through ecumenical dialogue, not only with other Christians, but also with other cultures and religions.

Dividing Americans on the basis of race, developing a cult around his own ego, destroying the character of others for his own gain, and endorsing a culture of death to our most vulnerable... these are not practices that God endorses in his Bible.

What little they have to say in their ancient texts on this topic (and many other topics) reflects their distate for the practices of all foreign peoples and cultures, as well as their discomfort with all things pertaining to the erotic, such as nudity, intimacy and bodily fluids — things that they themselves kept hidden and quiet about.

For example, the historical and theological areas may be combined into an area described as «Interpretation of Christianity» while the older «practical» field is divided into two, one dealing with «Church and Culture» (sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of church phenomena in American culture) and the other dealing with the practice of ministry construed as the application of social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibiCulture» (sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of church phenomena in American culture) and the other dealing with the practice of ministry construed as the application of social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibiculture) and the other dealing with the practice of ministry construed as the application of social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibilities.

I never realized that many of the food and musical traditions we practiced weren't related but came from two separate cultures, and I remember the surprise when I realized my other friends» families didn't spend days in the kitchen making tamales during Christmas.

Though once common in some cultures and settings, in the USA and other countries there are a lot of unknowns as the practice has not been acceptable for a few generations.

In creating this evidence supported parenting resource, we found again and again that the latest scientific research supports many parenting practices that have been and still are part of the ancient wisdom of many other cultures.

In addition, studies done in other cultures about the effects on children of nighttime child - rearing practices have shown that attachment object use was less common when children slept in the same bed or in the same room as their mothers and were breastfed longer (Gaddini & Gaddini, 1970; Hong & Townes, 1976; Litt, 1981).

Five months after Rory Lamont, the former Scotland full - back, lifted the lid in an exclusive Scotsman interview on a culture within sport that treated concussion as a temporary, minor injury, rugby unions, leading sports medics, government officials and other sporting bodies have begun to accept that some of their practices in managing head injuries were inadequate.

From her observations of other cultures, the author advocates implementing the best parenting practices from each culture.

In general, the bed - sharing practiced in cultures with low SIDS rates is often different from that in the United States and other Western countries (eg, with firm mats on the floor, separate mat for the infant, and / or absence of soft bedding).

Insomuch as haggling and bartering are socio - economic mechanisms to supplement income (please note that this article does not consider the practice of religious alms giving, the taalibe or the role of marabouts, which could be the subject of its own blog post), an understanding of the production of poverty (and the simultaneous production of wealth in other territories) is one factor that disproves the idea that haggling, bartering and re-haggling are reflective of the race, ethnic heritage or culture of the individual.

It released preliminary findings in a December report that hinted at a culture of pay - to - play, conflicts of interest and other practices Fitzpatrick said could result in criminal charges.

In a culture in which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to political donors, this sets significant precedent.

«To ensure that researchers and research facilities funded through the DHS [Center of Excellence] award meet the highest safety standards possible,» the UCCLS report states, «DHS requires every recipient to develop a Research Safety Plan» showing, among other things, that the researcher has identified the potential hazards in the research and will use accepted and appropriate protocols and practices; that the institution provides faculty oversight for students and education and training to develop a culture of safety; and that subject matter experts not involved in the research review protocols and practices.

The practice of a religion may also include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration of a deity, gods or goddesses, sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trance, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service or other aspects of human culture.

In addition to supporting the practice and policy needs of the NMAA and other areas of technologist advanced practice, this council is focused on nurturing and growing the NMAA, including effecting the necessary culture change to allow this designation to function properly.

After 12 years of working in finance, the yoga practice gave her the courage to leave Wall Street, follow her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and yoga instructor, and in turn, encourage others to discover their true potential and create a culture of growth and leadership.

Many of these therapies have been long practiced in other cultures, while others are emerging, innovative techniques that bring to patients the best thinking of researchers... read more

This technique was standard practice in many other cultures, including ancient Rome and Greece and the Ayurvedic tradition of India.

While some of the concepts of Shaiva - Shakta Tantra and Yoga can not be fully explored in this time, participants will experience the beauty of this culture and be able to share a complete āsana and prāṇāyāma practice with others.

This culture is very open to adapting to other cultural practices, and has accepted by some of them for their own way of life.

Latin American culture is the formal or informal expression of the people of Latin America, and includes both high culture (literature, high art) and popular culture (music, folk art and dance) as well as religion and other customary practices.

Domain 5 — the idea of teachers in the school sharing and showcasing best practice to support professional learning of others, and this idea of a self - reflective culture, focus on improving classroom teaching, that was... this really informed our vision.

In this light we have come to know the best way to advocate for people is to approach them, learn from them, their cultures, values and their tested practices in order to create platforms where others can borrow, replicate, adapt and transform their own lives for their immediate wellbeing and the wellbeing of mankind.

Children learn and put in practice, in this way, common strategies for acceptance and respect for the others, their culture, religion and their different points of view.

As individuals acquire knowledge about other cultures» histories, values, communication styles, beliefs and practices, they begin to recognise that their perspectives and behaviours are shaped by many influences, that they are not always fully aware of these influences, and that others have views of the world that are profoundly different from their own.

Research confirms that building a culture in which teachers support and encourage each other in the use of technology helps promote lasting changes in their practice (Levin & Wadmany, 2008).

So useful to be able to learn from the successes and mistakes of others to better inform the way I can implement workforce development practices and culture change.

The five Beginning to Teach microcredentials are focused on the heart of an educator's practice: the culture and climate of the classroom, engaging learners and ensuring they are learning, collaborating with others, and practicing constant reflection.