Sentences with phrase «pressing social issue»

I also take a pressing social issue, teenage smoking, and break it down and analyze what an epidemic approach to solving that problem would look like.

Lots of his picks are pretty heavy going, dealing with economics, pressing social issues, or weighty questions of history.

And the consumer giant, a stalwart of the Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list, has proven to be serious about its many commitments to address pressing social issues.

At a Sunday Rector's Forum, I listened to thoughtful people speak about the most pressing social issues of our time.

They call for increased use of case study teaching methods and of the practicum, for more attention to pressing social issues, for more deliberate globalization of the context of teaching, and for more care to teach students and not simply to teach subject matters.8

Such questions may sound trivial to Christians who understand morality in terms of pressing social issues or who fear sounding judgmental, conservative or prohibitive.

His five - point agenda for post-fundamentalist evangelicalism included: (1) clarification of the philosophical implications of biblical theism, (2) Christian engagement with the pressing social issues of the day as well as concern for individual salvation, (3) refusal to divide over secondary matters such as the details of biblical prophecy, (4) openness to the possibility of a biblically faithful ecumenicity, and (5) the development of a truly biblical theology that took into consideration the whole sweep of salvation history.

Fatherlessness in America continues to be one of the most pressing social issues of our time.

Since its establishment, the Vodafone Ghana Foundation has moved from just funding projects, to investing in developing sustainable initiatives that solve pressing social issues and benefit several communities in the country.

Even rarer is the maturity to call attention to pressing social issues but condemn militant retribution as more radical elements often call for.

Four of the nominated films lean hard on pressing social issues, always a plus, and no two overlap in subject matter, but the best documentary in this category, Lucy Walker's Waste Land, doesn't lean hard on our social issues.

'' Learn how Nafiza and other students at Global Kids make animated films on pressing social issues using Teen Second Life.

Bob has recently come out of semi-retirement to help tackle «bullying,» one of the most pressing social issues of our time.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides an original and challenging analysis of one of the most pressing social issues of our times: intergenerational inequality.

The ICA's inaugural exhibition, Declaration, will explore contemporary art's power to respond to pressing social issues through work by over 30 emerging and established artists.

Its inaugural exhibition, Declaration, will explore contemporary art's power to respond to pressing social issues through work by 33 emerging and established artists.

Its inaugural exhibition, «Declaration,» an exploration of contemporary art's power to respond to pressing social issues through the voices of 34 emerging and established artists from Richmond and around the globe, will «boldly confront pressing social issues in a city that was once the capital of the Confederacy» (The New York Times, Hilarie M. Sheets) and «stir conversations in the Richmond community] that might otherwise remain hush - hush» (The Wall Street Journal, Kelly Crow).

The socially responsible and multidisciplinary nature of his work is part of an emerging movement among artists and designers channeling some of their energy into actively working to bring attention to pressing social issues such as poverty, famine and water resources.

Performa 17 demands close considerations of today's most pressing social issues, tackling the multiplicity of African identities, how performance is shaped by the built environment and vice versa, and how Dadaism remains salient in the subversive consciousness of contemporary artists.

These shows both examine off - kilter and stagey approaches to representation as a means of exploring pressing social issues.

The Smart Museum's contemporary collection reflects the rich diversity of these approaches while emphasizing several central threads in recent art: the persistence of figurative traditions, the emergence of conceptual art, and artwork that explores the pressing social issues of our time.

Diverse backgrounds are integral to this year's exhibition of the artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize, as, in each of the four micro-exhibitions, they are wielded to address pressing social issues.

Excerpts of Pindell's writings, especially critiques of the art world and responses to feminism and radical politics, provide prescient commentary in light of pressing social issues today.

About Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation A groundbreaking photographer, musician, writer, and film director, Gordon Parks allowed his talents to shape the public's understanding of pressing social issues.

PlatteForum is currently accepting proposals for photography - themed Lead Artists to mentor PlatteForum's ArtLab interns through conversations and responses to some of the most pressing social issues in Denver communities, nationally, and beyond.

As a platform for art that engages with pressing social issues, the Whitney Museum is committed to fostering dialogue and debate in this series of tours.

The results of some of the earliest examples are impressive including changing the way people think and act around pressing social issues — games that inspire thousands of letters to Congress, helps kids take better care of themselves, eat healthier foods, and understand the world around them.

With every issue we try to draw the connections between ecological sustainability and other pressing social issues and encourage people to better understand their place on the planet.

The article's author begins by explaining that in an earlier article he had criticized the ABA for «failing to step up on a number of pressing social issues,» such as preserving the rule of law, defending human rights and inadequate access to legal services.

Gore would eliminate the national debt as quickly as possible to keep interest rates low and help public and private partners resolve pressing social issues.

Not exact matches

In a statement issued by Kensington Palace in November 2016, the Prince expressed his view that «a line had been crossed» in press coverage and social media trolling of Markle.

Company websites have dedicated corporate social responsibility sections; press releases are issued with pictures of CEOs holding giant donation cheques.

The instant a campaign launches, product creators can drive more traffic by sending out social media updates, issuing press releases, and contacting influential bloggers.

year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

Currently celebrating our 47th year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

«Mark's work will focus on issues related to income inequality and the growing and pressing issue of social mobility.»

Leaving aside the fact that nearly twenty - five years later legalized abortion still remains our most pressing legal and social issue, the claim that the issue of abortion could be medicalized turns out to be wrong in a way that we should have been able to predict long before: the medical profession has for the most part declined to join the partnership.

Indeed, it's a convenient tactic for politicians to unite people from the Right (concerned with the «threat of Islam») and the Left (moved by issues of gender equality and secularism) in order to draw attention away from pressing social and economic issues.

All this singular fixation, over and above so many more pressing social and ethical issues.

Now, this is one of the pressing global issues of our time, but is the fact that I need to retreat into solitude after extended social interaction really a significant factor in solving it?

Does the lack of explicitness in the Apostle's Creed leave open the possibility that a pastor or church could ignore the pressing issues of social justice, kingdom living, and earth - care, among many others?

The issue, then, is this: most contemporary analyses of sin begin with the personal, and transfer it to the social, but individual analysis seems hard - pressed to account for the gravity of social ills confronting us.

In the May 2007 issue of the University of California Press journal, Social Problems, the sociologists Elaine Ecklund (University at Buffalo) and Christopher Scheitle (Pennsylvania State University) have presented their findings on «Religion among Academic Scientists.»

As the creationists continue to press differently nuanced bills in 20 or so state legislatures, we can expect social pressure to continue to bear on the evolutionism issue.

See Mark Ellingsen, The Cutting Edge: How churches Speak on Social and Ethical Issues (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., (1993); Ronald H. Preston, Religion and the Ambiguities of Capitalism (London: SCM Press, 1991) and Robert L. Stivers, ed., Reformed Faith and Economics (Lanhain: University Press of America, by arrangement with the Advisory Council on Church and Society of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. 1989).

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

But I've been reading «Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty - First - Century Families,» a compilation of intriguing essays authored by social scientists and family law experts and edited by Marsha Garrison and Elizabeth S. Scott (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and among the many issues discussed is polygamy.

The findings, published by Cell Press in the March 8 issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain why young children often struggle to control selfish impulses, even when they know better, and could impact educational strategies designed to promote successful social behavior.

The Democrats immediately swung into action after Wendy Long's big win Tuesday night, sending out a flurry of press releases deeming her positions on hot - button social issues like same - sex marriage, abortion rights and guns too extreme for Democrat - dominated New York.

Ms. James, whose voice booms like a preacher's at press conferences, has emerged as one of the loudest members of the City Council when it comes to issues she's focused on, including not only CityTime but cuts to social services, the police department's stop - and - frisk policy and the controversial Atlantic Yards development project, located in her Fort Greene - based district.