Sentences with phrase «social pressure begins»

As social pressures begin to mount, many girls ratchet down their academic effort.

The target age group for LST is early adolescence when peer groups and social pressures begin to influence children into substance use experimentation, particularly with tobacco, alcohol and marijuana.

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In the paper, Wu, who is about to begin doctoral studies at Harvard, said the anonymous aspect of posts «eliminates any social pressure participants may feel to edit their speech.»

Those discussions, which have been pushed by Twitter CFO Anthony Noto, have been taking place since the beginning of the year, said sources, as the social communications giant has faced increasing pressure from Wall Street to grow its audience and innovate its products.

But if we recognise the foreignness of the past, and the very different ways in which people in different political settings responded to the pressures of social change and the emergence of more popular forms of politics at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries, we may find ourselves able to ask questions of our present — and of our futures — that would not otherwise be asked.

'' This is the beginning of the united effort of exerting final pressure to extricate ourselves from over 50 years span of un-established union with Ghana which has not yielded any benefits — social, economic and financial security to the common people of the land,» Mr Kudjordjie stated.

Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.

The tension rises as the united front presented by Rose and her lawyer husband, Leo Ingrassia, begins to disintegrate in the face of media demands, legal maneuverings, and social pressures.

With a new administration focused on addressing climate change, and a nation that appears to be ready to (or is being forced) to change, due to economic, social and historic pressures, there's reason to believe we may finally begin moving away from an automobile - centric society, to one that is dominated by public transportation, walking, cycling, rollerblading, etc..

It was also recognised by respondents that lack of external development on traditional lands provides an opportunity for traditional owners to begin planning their social and economic goals without the pressure of a development proposal and looming negotiations.

Unfortunately a sad fact for youngsters today is that with technological advances, social media and increased pressures beginning at an early age, children and adolescents today must face challenges that can be profoundly stressful for both them and their parents.