Sentences with phrase «social dimensions which»

There is also some input from Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame on the legal and political history of the first petitioner in the case, Nana Akufo - Addo while lawyer, Phyllis Christian, highlights other social dimensions which factored into the petition.

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Art Markman, PhD is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations, which brings the humanities, social and behavioral sciences to people in business.
All are called to leisure, and thus the Sabbath has a profound social dimension: It's the thin wedge by which freedom enters ancient societies, eradicating the distinction between masters and slaves.
In dealing with the relation between groups in America we may distinguish between three dimensions along which dominance can be measured: the cultural, the political, and the social.
The sixth dimension is the social or institutional and is the one to which Richard Gombrich drew attention.
In moving from this well - ordered but repressive society to forms of social life which enable these dimensions of the human spirit to emerge in more concrete relationships, we must be prepared to live within conditions which are more complex, confused, and unsettling.
Once the exceptional, but fundamentally biological, nature of the collective human complex is accepted, nothing prevents us (provided we take into account the modifications which have occurred in the dimensions in which we are working) from treating as authentic organs the diverse social organisms which have gradually evolved in the course of the history of the human race.
«Since there is no Supreme Arche as source of meaning and value, there is no need to set the world right... Unless we free ourselves from the bias that forces us to conceive the Cosmos as a single - ordered world which it is our responsibility to recreate in social and political dimensions, we shall surely not escape the temptation to exploit the instrumental power born of our narrow and perverse anthropocentrism for totalitarian ends (EI 251).
Reston is willing to acknowledge a prophetic intent in the way in which he engages the moral dimension of social issues.
The grace of God «opens before the secularized man of our time a dimension of human existence which might help him to live, in the midst of the confusion of his personal and social existence, with hope and responsibility.
But the fact that technological and social revolutions which did have the potential and promise of producing a world community with richer and filler human life for all humanity, resulted in the intensification of mass poverty, social oppression, war and ecological destruction, have led many to consider self - sufficient Secular Humanism as inadequate to understand or deal with the tragic dimensions of the human selfhood and social existence.
There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.
Rajan Gurukkal of the Social Sciences department of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala gives his reasons why the leaders of counter-culture who are anticipating «a total breakdown of the market - friendly dimension of development in the wake of micro-movements which they see as part of the process of global transformation» are too optimistic and are likely to be disappointed.
They are seeking what has been called post-modern paradigms for «an open secular democratic culture» within the framework of a public philosophy (Walter Lippman) or Civil Religion (Robert Bellah) or a new genuine realistic humanism or at least a body of insights about the nature of being and becoming human, evolved through dialogue among renascent religions, secularist ideologies including the philosophies of the tragic dimension of existence and disciplines of social and human sciences which have opened themselves to each other in the context of their common sense of historical responsibility and common human destiny.
It is of no value to say that «God» was in the man Jesus if we do not perceive in our own lives, in our own experience of personal and social relationships the dimension of existence for which the word «sacred» or «holy» or the term «God» might be appropriate.
Two of them pointed to the social dimension of the sickness when they wrote: «The Church's job, I think, is to shed the searchlight of the Gospel on the causes of human misery of which alcoholism is a symptom»; and «We can prevent it by helping people learn how to live in a complex world.»
But in the perspective that we have taken in this book, the ethical dimension is a matter of the human realization of possibility and accountability, with men and women in their social belonging and in the light of the one absolute ethical principle — which is nothing other than love - in - action.
It was highly commended for the way in which a social dimension was achieved within this project, bringing everything and everyone together in the community.»
The survey results are from the Gallup - Purdue Index, which provides a measure of how college graduates are doing on five key dimensions of well - being: purpose, social, physical, financial and community.
The paper, which also has the backing of Austria, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, says food waste has a social, environmental and economic dimension.
«But this emergent stability also reflects an implicit social contract among the various scientists and policy specialists involved, which allows «the same» concept to accommodate tacitly different local meanings» or «The varying importance of particular dimensions of knowledge for different social groups may allow cohesion to be sustained amidst pluralism, and universality to coexist with cultural distinctiveness».
The site also features message boards and group chat rooms in addition to the usual dating site features, where you can interact with other like - minded adults in a freewheeling conversation about nearly anything, which adds a welcome social networking dimension to your site experience.
We connect Surrey singles based on 29 dimensions of compatibility, which include sense of humor, social style and core values.
This has a lot to do with eHarmony's unique algorithm, which pairs singles based on 29 different dimensions of compatibility, like emotional temperament, social style, and physicality.
We've identified the 29 Key Dimensions of Compatibility, which cover important factors like your social style, character, sense of humor and adaptability — a key part of getting to know you.
Instead, it's the sequel to an unrelated Japan - only free - to - play social RPG called Final Fantasy Legends, which was also the title Final Fantasy Dimensions went by in Japan.
Genuine learning involves a subjective connection between the learner's interests and motivations and the learning content, which always includes a cognitive, emotional, and social dimension.
As noted by Danish educational theorist Knud Illeris, genuine learning involves a subjective connection between the learner's interests and motivations and the learning content, which always includes a cognitive, emotional, and social dimension.
An earlier study that examined the long - term impact of study abroad by surveying 6,391 participants showed an impact on five dimensions of global engagement which included: civic engagement, knowledge production, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and voluntary simplicity (Paige, Fry, Stallman, Josi & Jon, 2009).
It has also meant making links between formal and informal sectors, urban and rural livelihoods, coastal and forest livelihoods, private and public interventions, social conflicts, economic thinking, agriculture, fisheries, environment, poverty alleviation, and subjective and objective wellbeing analyses in order to approach things from a humanitarian and educative and inclusive dimension that will be relevant to my immediate contexts which is Africa and the rest of the world.
But a group can add the social dimension, which some of us can really use.
For me though, the most powerful potential comes from Amazon adding a social dimension to its book discovery, which has hitherto been missing.
The memory of the past — from the legendary suggestions of the pre-Columbian lands to the Etruscan world passing through Oceanic and primitive art — is permeated with visions of a futuristic future, creating an imagined dimension which is, however, always connected with the social and political reality the artist was deeply involved in.
They are both invested in art's revolutionary possibilities for social change as evinced in Rainer's anti-war protest dances in the 1970s and the feminist dimensions of her radical choreographic style and films, as well as in Pendleton's Black Lives Matter flag for the Belgian Pavilion in the 2015 Venice Biennial and his latest series of paintings entitled Untitled (A Victim of American Democracy), which debuted this past summer as part of Edwards» Blackness in Abstraction exhibition at Pace Gallery and are now on display in Pendleton's first show with Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich named Midnight in America.
Mimi Jung's work examines multiple dimensions of self - preservation, particularly as it relates to private and public self - representation, and the ways in which those depictions are manifest through social and cultural mores.
Focused on the social relations that debt engenders, To Have and To Owe has invited a range of artists, theorists, designers and others to offer lectures, performances, workshops, infographics, discussions, quilting sessions, visualizations, exploring the subject of debt and opening up a space in which its aesthetic and social dimensions may be considered as part of its economic register.
All the nominees for this year's art prize, which will be decided tonight, have a social and political dimension.
Each project proposes an alternative politicized realm, which can be imagined and formed to explore the social dimensions of contemporary culture.
During her last years, she has been interested in digital art, which gives her the necessary dimensions to demonstrate present day social and political conditions.
«But this emergent stability also reflects an implicit social contract among the various scientists and policy specialists involved, which allows «the same» concept to accommodate tacitly different local meanings» or «The varying importance of particular dimensions of knowledge for different social groups may allow cohesion to be sustained amidst pluralism, and universality to coexist with cultural distinctiveness».
Dubbed a «regulatory trilemma» by one speaker because of its ambition to combine environmental protection and security of supply with affordability, it raises civil society's doubts as regards the social dimension — first and foremost the way it deals with the burning issue of energy poverty, which is estimated to affect 50 million people in Europe.
It argues that, in the absence of transformative policies which coherently address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, building climate resilience will remain elusive and poverty and inequalities will worsen.
Media analyst Jay Rosen points out that by adopting a curation function, Twitter has given itself an editorial dimension, one that requires certain choices be made about what is and isn't going to get covered and which in turn creates new public expectations and social responsibilities for the company.
The recommendations are geared to supporting lawyer well - being, defined as «a continuous process in which lawyers strive for thriving in each dimension of their lives: emotional, occupational, social, intellectual, physical, and spiritual.»
The actual integrations via Facebook Connect open up a new dimension to things like watching video on Hulu, which doesn't have its own social features.
Add an extra dimension to photos with the «Voice Photo» function which takes photos accompanied by 10 - second audio clips for users to upload photos with special audio expressions on a variety of social media platforms.
Making development more sustainable recognises that there are many ways in which societies balance the economic, social, and environmental (including climate change) dimensions of sustainable development.
However, culture and cultural practices will have implications on the social and economic dimensions of relocation, something which has not been acknowledged by the federal government.
This perspective, which promotes a coherent and inclusive view of childhood, identifies nine key dimensions of children's development, all of which must be addressed if a child is to enjoy a positive upbringing: physical and mental health; emotional and behavioural well - being; intellectual capacity; spiritual and moral well - being; identity; self care; family relationships; social and peer relationships; and social presentation.
Mental health problems can include psychological, social and somatic dimensions, which often make it hard for people to manage their lives and achieve their goals.
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