Sentences with phrase «racial difference as»

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There is little difference between religious discrimination in a public advertising medium and racial, creedal or sexual discrimination in the voting booth, the sale of housing, or as the basis for employment.»

Following his lead, all Christians are called to love well across racial and cultural differences, choose to see the world from other people's perspectives, search for and extinguish inequality in the church and society, advocate for each other, esteem one another, and live as true brothers and sisters (Philippians 2:1 - 3).

Nevertheless, the inevitability of cultural and historical conditioning, if not of class, racial, or gender interest, does not prevent there being a difference between what can claim to be Christian theology as such and a «theology of.»

In recent years, intense focus on diversity and multiculturalism has accentuated racial, sexual, ethnic, class, and gender differences on campus, frustrating attempts to imagine the university as a cohesive moral unit with common ends.

On the average, about half the responses given to such questions as why racial differences exist, why someone might be killed in an airplane crash or die young, and why suffering in general exists were consistent with one another; the remaining half drew from different thematic traditions.10

There is a fundamental difference between the normal joshing between members of various ethnic and racial groups — what Dawidowicz referred to as low - key «antagonisms» — and the conventional understanding of anti-Semitism as irrational and unfounded hostility toward Jews, often accompanied by discrimination in employment and housing, for example, and by violent attacks.

But one wonders if the truly impressive witness would be a movement that, despite its serious political differences (as well as racial and ethnic divides), still worships and prays together, and warmly calls each other brothers and sisters in Christ.

When we consider the racial or ethnic dynamics of the play, two points stand out: First, racial difference is a source of animosity, suspicion, and disdain; second, despite the animosity, suspicion, and disdain, not even Shakespeare's fictionalized Venice can be described as a racist society in the modern sense of the term.

We see as much on our tony college campuses and other bastions of progressivism where the cultural engineering promises racial harmony and the erasure of any male - female difference through speech codes, indoctrination, and 24/7 intimidation of dissent.

Since human beings feel pain and cattle feel pain, the theory holds, we are equals; our differences are as insignificant as racial distinctions.

As we shall observe in noting what the Church can do about racial tension, one of the first steps in overcoming it is to bring people together, both physically and spiritually, so that what seems to be difference can be discovered to be kinship.

Researchers say the same phenomenon occurs with adopted children as well, particularly in overseas adoptions where parents must discuss the adoption to explain racial differences.

«Racial, ethnic differences found in fetal growth: Current standards may misclassify certain fetuses as growth - restricted.»

We asked people whether they thought racial and ethnic differences should be actively ignored or positively acknowledged as part of the organization's efforts to promote diversity.

Racial differences in school discipline are widely known, and black students across the United States are more than three times as likely as their white peers to be suspended or expelled, according to Stanford researchers.

Experts suggest that as survival rates improve, understanding racial and socioeconomic differences in pediatric populations are important factors to consider for overall health status.

The researchers looked at several factors that might explain this racial difference, such as whether there were differences in tumor characteristics between black patients and white patients, or differences in a family history of breast cancer — both factors that a doctor must consider before deciding whether a genetic test will likely benefit a particular patient.

The racial disparity was almost twice as large as the well - documented difference between men and women.»

That cutting edge science leaves no doubt that there is little in terms of difference in our genetic makeup as different racial groups is not enough reason for some to dispense with archaic mindsets.

It's perplexing why Kaurismäki feels compelled to call upon racial passing and cultural appropriation as sources of momentary, cheap comedy, especially considering that these are significant issues in ongoing conversations about the representation of difference.

Here I expect the differences in species to be a possible plot point (an allegory to the current racial / religious / class divide) as well as the definition of what makes a family (Arlo, the dinosaur is an orphan).

Solondz is the bamboo splinter beneath the fingernail of that shame — his manifesto lies in the decision to confront the ultimate causes behind our embarrassment with fetishism, our horror at the recognition of racial difference (suggested by George Bush Sr.'s boldly insane, «I don't see colour»), and our inability to treat people with physical disabilities as anything other than children or objects of pity.

Acting as if Wes Anderson made his film just to commit racial injustices is so strange, especially when Isle of Dogs is clearly a film about tolerating differences.

The one aspect with a chance of setting the film apart — racial differences, as Lance takes over the body of a rich, white guy — shows up only in lame, surface laughs.

The Greatest Showman is a wildly idealized take on Barnum's humble beginnings that touts itself as an uplifting story about the importance of family, believing in yourself, celebrating your differences, friendship, love, and racial inclusivity.

And although such an approach is promising, as with any instructional reform strategy designed to bolster at - risk students» skills, the key in implementation will be accommodating differences, not only between linguistic and racial groups but also within them, while maintaining relentless attention to quality.

William T. Dickens and Thomas J. Kane «Racial Test Score Differences as Evidence of Reverse Discrimination: Less Than Meets The Eye» Industrial Relations (1999) Vol.

«Somehow, as they go through elementary school, there is a difference in [achievement] in racial groups.

But it is unclear to what degree they reflect racial bias as opposed to differences in socioeconomic status and levels of academic preparation between white students and black students that could influence both expectations and outcomes.

But just as much of the racial achievement gap can be explained by out - of - school factors, so too, I suspect, can much of the racial suspensions gap be explained by differences in behavior that are driven in large part by those same background factors.

As Arne Duncan said at the time, «racial discrimination is a major problem today,» and disparities are «not caused by differences in children.»

Many of his studies took him into controversial territory, including his investigation of whether incentives increase academic achievement (in most cases, no), and his investigation with Steven Levitt of whether there are systematic racial differences in mental ability among young children (no, when they're under the age of 1; yes, as they get older, hinting at the importance of environmental differences).

Family education programs: Films, speakers or discussions for parents and guardians on topics such as bullying prevention, identity development, racial identity, gender expression, sexuality, learning differences or family diversity.

However, the same differences could also indicate that classroom racial dynamics, such as stereotype threat and role - model effects, are particularly relevant in more disadvantaged and segregated black communities.

Teacher CPD is salient as, without an agreement as to what «Britishness» and «British values» are, teachers» efforts not to undermine British values might actually serve to accentuate «differences» and create racial tensions.

The Fordham Institute initially opposed the Obama administration's guidance under the belief that its supporters attribute the «entirety of the gap... to racial bias in the system,» arguing that «the racial suspensions gap [can] be explained by differences in behavior that are driven in large part by those same background factors [that affect the achievement gap],» such as poverty, fatherlessness, and low levels of parental education.

Brooks - Gunn and Markman found that these multiple differences in parenting styles generated a 6 - to 12 - point racial gap on a common school - readiness test (structured like an intelligence test with a score of 100 as the median).

While Connecticut ranks nationally as one of the states with the highest student performance, the data mask discrepancies in test scores between economic, racial and cultural differences.

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.»

There has been considerable work from both hard and social scientists refuting arguments such as Brigham's and Terman's that racial differences in IQ scores are influenced by biology.

Tracking four cohorts of students throughout Florida, I find that large differences in math achievement across racial lines exist as early as elementary school and persist through high school.

Our school profiles now include important information in addition to test scores — factors that make a big difference in how children experience school, such as how much a school helps students improve academically, how well a school supports students from different socioeconomic, racial and ethnic groups, and whether or not some groups of students are disproportionately affected by the school's discipline and attendance policies.

However, the socioeconomic and racial differences between families are coming to a head in the classroom as demographics of the schools begin to change along with the neighborhoods.

When I served as student body president at AU and began working on the issues I had always cared about — gender equity, racial justice, opportunity regardless of economic background, and, yes, LGBTQ equality — it became clear that making a difference in the world wouldn't diminish or dilute my own pain and incompleteness.

Other highlights of the exhibition include Robot Bodies, Piper's 1988 seminal interactive digital work — updated and re-programmed for this exhibition — in which the robot, android and cyborg are examined as metaphorical carriers of contemporary anxieties around racial difference; and a series of mixed media works on un-stretched canvas, «future projected history paintings of the present», that reference 19th century history painting and have been commissioned by Bluecoat and Iniva.

Kaphar defaces, cuts, and peels back his paintings to show how portraits of American historical figures, such as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, have traditionally coded racial difference, hid systemic prejudices, and omitted the presence of African Americans.

Publications include Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany (2007, German 2012), Wege in der Fremde: Deutsch - jüdische Begegnungsgeschichte zwischen New York, Berlin und Teheran (2012), and Reforming Sex: The German Movement for Birth Control and Abortion Reform, 1920 - 1950 (1995); co-edited volumes on Crimes of War: Guilt and Denial in the Twentieth Century (2002) and After the Nazi Racial State: Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe (2009), as well as Shelter from the Holocaust: Rethinking Jewish Survival in the Soviet Union (with M.Edele and S. Fitzpatrick) and The JDC at 100: Essays on the 100th Anniversary of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (with A Patt, L. Levi, M. Maud), both forthcoming 2017, and (with Tamar Lewinsky) the chapter on 1945 - 1949 in Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland Von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart (ed.

And points to subject of «Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave» as an artist who «is not afraid to be explicit on the subject of sex or racial differences.

Other highlights of the exhibition at Bluecoat include Robot Bodies, Piper's 1988 seminal interactive digital work — updated and re-programmed for this exhibition — in which the robot, android and cyborg are examined as metaphorical carriers of contemporary anxieties around racial difference; and a series of mixed media works on un-stretched canvas, «future projected history paintings of the present», that reference 19th century history painting and have been commissioned by Bluecoat and Iniva.

But notice that, even though we all now know that the racial science of the early 20th Century was political, not even the Royal Society is so aware of the difference between science and «ideology» that it recognises mid 20th Century malthusianism as a racist doctrine and Paul Ehrlich as a nasty racist.