Sentences with phrase «social policies in effect»

«If we want to address educational opportunity at large we need to intervene at a structural level,» he said, explaining that there are many social policies in effect that make it difficult for low - income and minority parents to support their children's education.

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Its own «Buy» button was referenced this week in an announcement on the social network's latest privacy policy update (which goes into effect on Jan. 1).
The first is a fiscal policy that acknowledges the role of the government social safety net in buffering the effects of creative destruction, seeks to provide those services in an efficient, market - oriented fashion, and pays for those services with a simple and transparent tax system.
These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.
But, if they try and effect social policy, such as denying gays their rights based on their primitive superst.ition, then they, likewise, must be reigned in.
Some observers have even reinterpreted social issue and foreign policy controversies as expressions of economic distress, arguing, in effect, that the only real values in politics are material ones.
A more likely source is the decline of the black family (approximately three - fifths of current black births are illegitimate) and the effect that liberal economic and social policies have had on encouraging dysfunctional social behavior and in undermining those forces within the city such as religion that have attempted to hold back the new urban barbarism.
While conceding that there is «some basis» for concerns about «the negative social effects of globalization», it contends that it is «not true that globalization is an overwhelming supra - national force that has largely usurped national policy autonomy...» It asserts that «national policies can, and should, give priority to mitigating negative effects on globalization» of financial markets), and the desperate and helpless attempts by the national regimes to come to grips with the soaring unemployment situation in the face of the continuing onslaught of the «supra - national» financial markets, the above bland assertion about «national policies» has an air of unreality about it.
His own work included some rudimentary analysis of social policies in light of their effects on the poor and some effort to change them.
Here she shares thoughts on the role of social media and the natural foods community in effecting change in food policy.
But ideas about constitutional change can not have social (indeed, any) practical effect unless they are adopted as executive policy even if that executive policy is, in any particular case, a policy decision to let the people decide in a referendum.
In my view, any successful theoretical or policy solution to the problems that caused the riots will need to examine the interplay between political, social and economic factors to capture the «full range» of their causes and effects.
The findings, published in the November issue of Social Science & Medicine, indicate that neighborhood quality has significant and long - term effects on child and adolescent problem behaviors, findings that can help inform national, state, and local housing policy and community investment decisions.
«I'm sure the institutions believe that these types of messages are going to have positive effects for all the families — for the low - SES students and their families and for the other members of the university community,» said Mesmin Destin, senior author of the studies and assistant professor of human development and social policy in the School of Education and Social Policy and of psychology in Weisocial policy in the School of Education and Social Policy and of psychology in Weipolicy in the School of Education and Social Policy and of psychology in WeiSocial Policy and of psychology in WeiPolicy and of psychology in Weinberg.
We explore the variety of content available to young people and their families; document the developing child's patterns of use and understanding of media; examine theories and methods for assessing media effects; review research on the role of media in shaping individual identity, social relationships, and responses to challenging issues; and analyze public policies that affect media creators, consumers, and citizens.
In the effort to inform, condemn and most importantly prevent global poverty this paper examines the promises and policies of Greek politicians during the Greek crisis and its social effects and consequences on people's lives and rights.
Abstract In the effort to inform, condemn and most importantly prevent global poverty this paper examines the promises and policies of Greek politicians during the Greek crisis and its social effects and consequences -LSB-...]
His research focuses on the causes, patterns, trends, and consequences of social and educational inequality, the effects of educational policy on educational and social inequality, and in applied statistical methods for educational research.
The paper, published in Education Finance and Policy, details the achievement impacts of 41 KIPP charter middle schools nationwide and reports consistently positive and statistically significant test - score effects in reading, math, science, and social studies.
His research interests include sociology of education, higher education, education policy analysis, racial and socioeconomic inequality in college access and success, social and cultural capital, immigrant assimilation and immigration reform, affirmative action and diversity in higher education, Latino students, quantitative methods, causal inference and treatment effect heterogeneity.
Third, I elucidate the effects of both social experiences and encounters with colleges» organizational practices and policies in shaping student persistence.
a distinguished team of economists, sociologists, and experts in social and education policy examines the corrosive effects of unequal family resources, disadvantaged neighborhoods, insecure labor markets, and worsening school conditions on K - 12 education.
The updated standards reflect research about the effect that social aspects — such as family engagement — have on education, as well as the increasingly complex role of school leaders, brought on by recent changes in state and federal policy.
In the shaping of legislation and public policies, there is a large place for efforts to «calculate» or predict, from the findings of all appropriate social - scientific research and analysis, the probable effects of alternative policies or measures upon the happiness or welfare of the people generally, and of different groups among them; and to choose the policies most likely to be conducive to something like (in the ambiguous Benthamite phrase) «the greatest happiness of the greatest number.&raquIn the shaping of legislation and public policies, there is a large place for efforts to «calculate» or predict, from the findings of all appropriate social - scientific research and analysis, the probable effects of alternative policies or measures upon the happiness or welfare of the people generally, and of different groups among them; and to choose the policies most likely to be conducive to something like (in the ambiguous Benthamite phrase) «the greatest happiness of the greatest number.&raquin the ambiguous Benthamite phrase) «the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»
Climate and energy policies are well connected — reducing oil depletion and dependency should be achieved through deploying renewable sources and in effect will bring reducing of carbon dioxide — thus what climate policies were (yet) not able to bring, peak oil and high oil prices (however with more negative impacts, like social unrest and geo - political instability) certainly will.
In short, the fragilista (medical, economic, social planning) is one who makes you engage in policies and actions, all artificial, in which the benefits are small and visible, and the side effects potentially severe and invisiblIn short, the fragilista (medical, economic, social planning) is one who makes you engage in policies and actions, all artificial, in which the benefits are small and visible, and the side effects potentially severe and invisiblin policies and actions, all artificial, in which the benefits are small and visible, and the side effects potentially severe and invisiblin which the benefits are small and visible, and the side effects potentially severe and invisible.
For example, fitting solar panels and wall insulation in low - income social housing was a great policy, but the biggest effect was in making those houses more liveable rather than actually reducing emissions (which come out of the high income houses).
Problem - oriented basic research will evaluate the possible effects of CE on natural and social systems and international relations, study the challenges in research and governance strategies and communication between scientists and the public, and analyze the possible impact on climate policy in the context of CO2 reduction and adaptation.
In turn, far from being out of bounds, the unresolved question of climate change's economic and social effects should be central to a reasoned policy debate.
It is like a new social policy implemented by a government that backfires in its effect despite having the best intentions (and this has happened many times before).
Costs are defined in a variety of ways and under a variety of assumptions that affect their value ► Cost types include: ► administrative costs of planning, management, monitoring, audits, accounting, reporting, clerical activities, etc. associated with a project or program; ► damage costs to ecosystems, economies and people due to negative effects from climate change; ► implementation costs of changing existing rules and regulation, capacity building efforts, information, training and education, etc. to put a policy into place; ► private costs are carried by individuals, companies or other private entities that undertake the action, where ► social costs include additionally the external costs on the environment and on society as a whole.
Welcomes the agreement achieved by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol on its work pursuant to decisions 1 / CMP.1, 1 / CMP.5 and 1 / CMP.6 in the areas of land use, land - use change and forestry (decision - / CMP.7), emissions trading and the project - based mechanisms (decision - / CMP.7), greenhouse gases, sectors and source categories, common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks, and other methodological issues (decision - / CMP.7) and the consideration of information on potential environmental, economic and social consequences, including spillover effects, of tools, policies, measures and methodologies available to Annex I Parties (decision - / CMP.7);
What I mean by this question is that climate change poses a real challenge to social change movements because it is gradual, delayed in its effects, and uneven in its impacts.The message that is coming from climate scientists at present, along with climate - hawkish public figures, is that we still have time to change — that international conferences, evolving public policies, steady but small annual emissions reductions, could still prove sufficient to keep us within the «safe zone».
The starting point of an approach to the law that advances substantive equality is to recognize the existence of older adults as a group who may in some respects have different needs and experiences from many younger persons, whether due to the accumulated effects of their life courses, social structures, or marginalization and stereotyping of older persons, and to take those particular needs and circumstances into account when designing laws, policies and programs.
Elsewhere, devolution is beginning to have an effect on housing policy both in relation to social and private rented accommodation.
Zeynep Tufekci, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and an expert in the effects of social - media use during events like the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, wrote at the time it was introduced that the policy was the best available way for Twitter to protect free speech while also trying to expand its network into new parts of the world.
In Indigenous affairs generally, social indicator analysis is increasingly used to quantify the degree of relative disadvantage and to monitor the effects of government policy and economic development in generaIn Indigenous affairs generally, social indicator analysis is increasingly used to quantify the degree of relative disadvantage and to monitor the effects of government policy and economic development in generain general.
Multiple studies undertaken over many years attest to the effect of parenting on the development of children and young people, 1,2 and on their mental3 — 5 and physical health in adult life.6, 7 Good quality, timely support for parents has now been identified in national and international policy documents as important for reducing social inequalities in health, 8 preventing mental illness, 9 — 11 and enhancing social and educational development.12
• to describe the lives of children in Ireland, in order to establish what is typical and normal as well as what is atypical and problematic; • to chart the development of children over time, in order to examine the progress and wellbeing of children at critical periods from birth to adulthood; • to identify the key factors that, independently of others, most help or hinder children's development; • to establish the effects of early childhood experiences on later life; • to map dimensions of variation in children's lives; • to identify the persistent adverse effects that lead to social disadvantage and exclusion, educational difficulties, ill health and deprivation; • to obtain children's views and opinions on their lives; • to provide a bank of data on the whole child; and to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families; • to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families.
TY - JOUR AU - 박지혜 AU - 김근향 AU - Young - gun Ko TI - The moderating effect of optimism on the relationship between anxiety, social adaptation and subjective well - being in adolescents from single parent and intact families T2 - Studies on Korean Youth PY - 2014 VL - 25 IS - 2 PB - National Youth Policy Institute SP - 115 - 144 SN - 1225 - 6366 AB - The present study investigated the moderating roles of optimism in the relationship between anxiety, social adaptation and subjective well ‐ being in adolescents from single parent and intact families.
However, the Social Justice Package is also essential to addressing the effects of colonisation that have resulted in the permanent dispossession of lands and the denial of access to, and protection and maintenance of culture and heritage as a result of removal policies.
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