Sentences with phrase «social phenomena such»

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This means that the social scientist can only ever really explain social phenomena if and to the degree that he understands such strivings.

Social and ethical theories that deal with such phenomena (and that go beyond the rather tired and crude tools of class and power analysis) are not easy to find in India.

The survival, however, of older institutions, such as the church, depends upon their ability likewise to absorb, integrate, and deal with this phenomenon of accelerating social change.

If, as we have shown, the social phenomenon is not merely a blind determinism but the portent, the inception of a second phase of human Reflexion (this time not merely individual but collective), then it must mean that the phylum is reconstituting itself above our heads in a new form, a new ramification, no longer of divergence but of convergence; and consequently it is the Sense of Evolution which, suppressing the spirit of egoism, is of its own right springing to new life in our hearts, and in such a way as to counteract those elements in the forces of collectivization which are poisonous to Life.

In fact, when social scientists contemplate the mutually conditioning relations among human development, family structures, law, commerce, and the overall culture, their situation is similar to that of natural scientists trying to make sense of such complex phenomena as the long - range weather or turbulence in fluids.

We need both to consider the kinds of social phenomena that are driving us to think such thoughts, and the many practical initiatives on the ground designed to address them.

For serious laborers in the vineyard of the human sciences understand that all social phenomena have very complex roots» they are, as we say, overdetermined» and it takes skill, real acumen, an eye both for detail and the big picture, and, above all, intellectual honesty to explore such matters.

We see it in the flourishing of fundamentalism; in the controversy raging in the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; in the phenomenon of the Jesus freaks, the spreading charismatic movement, the popularity of Transcendental Meditation; in attacks on the National and World councils of churches and the cooling of ardor for such social issues as racial justice, world peace, and the abolition of hunger and malnutrition.

To seek one's humanity in a person of the same sex is to seek «a substitute for the despised partner,» and as such it constitutes «physical, psychological and social sickness, the phenomenon of perversion, decadence and decay.»

While for the social scientist empirical data form the major source for his or her understanding and evaluation of a phenomenon, for the religious practitioner empirical data are just one source of determinative information, and often fill a secondary role behind other sources such as personal experience, intuition, and religious tradition.

Consequently, these expressions and formulations become «historical documents,» comparable to all other cultural data, such as artistic creations, social and economic phenomena, and so forth.

Scherz cautioned against the threats posed by AI to social justice through such phenomena as the replacement of imperfect humans in the workplace with maximally efficient and profitable machines.

Couple the stressors with limited social support — most women scientists have few such resources — and the imposter phenomenon, and it's easy to see why academic women often are an unhealthy lot.

They stress that inclusive fitness ideas have helped yield insights into many biological phenomena, such as why social insects have skewed sex ratios.

«We believe our theory also will help to better understand other important contagion phenomena, such as the spread of computer viruses, information and fads, or contagion phenomena in social networks,» Helbing added.

«It's just our social accommodations,» such as building codes, «that aren't working out so well... Disasters are a socially - caused phenomenon.»

The media has not quite caught onto the eSports phenomena and, as such, the players are much more approachable via social media.

In this paper we explored the social phenomenon of online dating using a simple binary task that mimics the procedure used by immensely popular online dating sites such as e-Harmony, OK Cupid, Tinder, etc..

An updated (and depressing) list of all the April Fools» pranks on the Internet This is a partial list of social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, also known as Internet memes, such as popular themes, catchphrases

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Because opt - out is a grassroots phenomenon, communities varied in the extent of their participation, based in part on factors such as: 1) degree of parental involvement in the local schools, 2) whether the local PTA had an organized advocacy committee, 3) parental awareness of school - reform issues, and 4) access to the Internet and social media.

The report puts figures on a phenomenon we all know happens, but which has not been properly documented previously, one which contributes to the social segregation and inequality of our education system: the extent to which parents have moved house or used even more unorthodox methods, such as faking piety or accessing an accommodating address in a desirable catchment temporarily in order to cheat the system.

Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics is the study of universal phenomena of economy such as fluctuations in unemployment, social income, economic decline, economic growth, entire domestic merchandise, investment levels, and price levels.

An economics coursework is widely asked by the teachers, because economic is such a phenomenon, which should be considered as the most essential in the lives of every social person.

In his opening keynote, the renowned specialist for media entertainment familiarized attendees with a highly valuable three - level model designed to help not only industry actors but also marketers and practitioners understand what makes playing digital games such an enjoyable activity and how this experience contributes to making interactive entertainment the social phenomenon it is today.

Such symbolism also relates to the shared realm we all inhabit — the earth — the social sphere, the cycles of natural phenomena, shapes and symbols as endless as the circle itself.

Drawing on avian physiology, rituals of mating and territorial display, and the social phenomenon of flocking, she has assembled a fantastical procession of species all fashioned from modest materials such as clay, wire, and painted canvas.

Without a doubt, such an art was an effect of the artist's fascination with one's body (or their own), but it also served as a critical reflection of certain social and political phenomenon.

With this installation, Salavon highlights the increasing «game - ification» of contemporary life as evidenced by such ubiquitous phenomena as online social networks and smart phones.

BEAM: Two futurists from Australia have designed an amusing and provocative «Extinction Timeline,» which purports to predict when certain [things such as glaciers] and social phenomena, e.g., love biting or dial - up Internet service, disappear.

It's not to say that the social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet does not help, such as popular DIY's, How To's, Images, Catchphrases, Jokes, and viral Videos do help to expand it.

Why would anyone do such fundamentally stupid things unless they were caught up in a social phenomenon described best as the madness of crowds?

I'm actually surprised to see you embrace such a shallow conceptualization of cause and effect in such a complex social phenomenon.

In qualitative research, she has used primarily in - depth interviewing and focus group methods to examine how social context influences the meaning of human phenomenon such as illness, disability, health, work and non-work, poverty, social support, and medication use.

There is such a diversity of phenomena, not to say apps, among the social media that I would have thought that a plural verb would impose itself, but it has not, clearly.

[11] It has been suggested that other disciplines in social psychology such as social identity theory and social representations may be seeking to explain largely the same phenomena as social cognition, and that these different disciplines might be merged into a «coherent integrated whole».

Studies conducted in the Western cultures have indicated that development of romantic relationship among youth is a multi-factorial developmental phenomenon that is influenced by factors such as age, gender, attachment styles, changes within the relationship, and on the social and cultural contexts in which they occur (Collins, Welsh, & Furman, 2009; Furman & Collins, 2008).