Sentences with phrase «shifting social norms»

Gender - specific clothing has been falling out of style in the children's clothing industry, and this is primarily due to shifting social norms.

«By focusing on intergenerational sex and multiple partners, you try to shift social norms.

And if you shift social norms, you change the epidemic.»

Additionally, research from scholars at University of California - Davis found that approaches to bullying and harassment have a better chance of success if bystanders, who make up the vast majority, are the focus of efforts to shift social norms.

Not exact matches

«As Drucza explained, when it comes to gender norms, you may not get all the way from a «no» to a «yes», but only from a «2» to «3», and we want to make sure that we are capturing these smaller shifts, so we incorporated scales with ranges into our baseline and will ensure that these are used in future assessments to track transformations in social norms.»

«We need to focus on durable urban policy,» Sharkey said, encouraging a change in social policies where investing in interventions on multigenerational levels and creating programs / policies to withstand economic shifts become the norm.

The exhibition spans three galleries within the Zaha Hadid - designed museum, anchored by overarching themes within each: «Shifting Identities» explores how a changing China alters constructions of identity; «Body as Site» focuses on the physical body as a literal and figurative site of discussion and debate; and «Confronting Tradition» highlights the ways in which artists draw inspiration from classical texts, teachings, and artistic practices to reinterpret and question evolving power structures and social norms.

These include reducing inertia in social and economic systems; building on a growing public desire for governments to act on climate change; removing implicit and explicit subsidies; reducing the influence of vested interests that increase emissions and reduce resilience; enabling the shifts from ineffective governance and weak institutions to innovative leadership in government, the private sector and civil society; and engaging society in the transition to norms and practices that foster sustainability.

It's worth considering the lessons of Chicago in the context of the devastating loss of close to 15,000 people in France during Europe's devastating 2003 heat wave, with the death rate, not to mention the chaotic aftermath, a function of a host of factors ranging from global warming shifting the odds of extreme heat to social norms leaving old people in harm's way.

No matter what your political allegiance, challenging the status quo appears to tap into the current zeitgeist, and the corporate world hasn't been immune to this movement either, with established norms being challenged by developments in technology, as well as shifting social attitudes and expectations.

Or it might mean challenging the «social norms that govern workplace behaviours,» shifting from a culture that works to dismiss sexual harassment and its effects.

While lighthearted personal use of social media such as occasional Facebook or Instagram updates may now feel the norm, some people feel a sudden shift in mood when asked about updating their LinkedIn profile.

Due to things like high divorce rate, substance abuse, chemical dependency, and a shift in cultural and social norms, the family system is under attack.