Sentences with phrase «societal consequences as»

This misperception has significant societal consequences as it inhibits public support for mitigation policies.

Since retirement savings compound over long time horizons, any inefficiency or trustee bias can significantly affect the employees» wealth at retirement and have larger societal consequences as well.

Delaying action to address climate change will increase the environmental and societal consequences as well as the costs.

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If the latter, it does not really matter what one does in this life as there are no consequences outside of the immediate — that of punishments within human based laws and societal norms.

Congress identified the following purposes: the promotion of «self - discipline and other prudent approaches to the problem of adolescent premarital sexual relations,» the promotion of adoption as an alternative for adolescent parents, the development of new approaches to the delivery of care to pregnant teenage girls, and the support of research and demonstration projects «concerning the societal causes and consequences of adolescent premarital sexual relations, contraceptive use, pregnancy, and child rearing.»

Suffice it to say that the conceptuality which I accept — and accept because it seems to do justice to deep analysis of human experience and observation, as well as to the knowledge we now have of the way «things go» in the world — lays stress on the dynamic «event» character of that world; on the inter-relationships which exist in what is a societal universe, on the inadequacy of «substance» thinking to describe such a universe of «becoming» and «belonging», on the place of decisions in freedom by the creatures with the consequences which such decisions bring about, and on the central importance of persuasion rather than coercive force as a clue to the «going» of things in that universe.

Perinatal events can result in associated longer term health and broader societal costs, as shown by the size of damages paid in obstetric litigation cases, which represent a substantial cost to the NHS.27 Follow - up over weeks or longer to monitor recovery, or a future assessment of the outcomes for mothers and babies at a later date, would act as a vehicle for estimating costs and consequences beyond the perinatal period and shed more light on long term cost effectiveness.

Despite this, the future of capitalism, as its past, will lead to new socio - economic consequences and the continued transformation of employment, modes of production and societal structure.

Demands for scientific knowledge that makes a real difference to real peoples» lives grow as the consequences of global environmental changes become a reality for communities across the world, and societal risk profiles become increasingly complex.

This knowledge is important, as it strengthens the evidence that forceful societal measures need to be taken to counteract the epidemic of obesity and its consequences,» says Erik Ingelsson, professor at the Department of Medical Sciences and the Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University.

The consequences of this overall process, known as «ocean acidification», are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications.

Looking at the politics of containing the virus and finding a vaccination, Contagion considers the medical practicalities of a global pandemic as well as the societal consequences.

Grades 9 - 12 Lesson: Arthur Miller and The Crucible This lesson examines the consequences of personal conscience in conflict with rigid societal perceptions of what is «right» in human behavior as articulated in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

The exhibition scrutinizes the societal view on substances and examines global consequences as well as future potentials.

This new model is in direct opposition to traditional parenting and societal behavior modification programming, which he considers as beyond consequences, logic and control.

Early interventions to promote the health and well - being of children have been shown to help mitigate the negative consequences of child maltreatment and have long - term positive effects on the health of maltreated children.5 Services are required that provide support to families as soon as they need it, and provide early permanency decisions.6 Interventions that exhibit these characteristics are most likely to improve children's mental health and well - being and reduce health and societal costs over the long term through increased likelihood that children will have higher educational achievements, successful lives and be less likely to be dependent on the state.