Sentences with phrase «societal levels»

Efforts to prevent child abuse involve support through social services, education, and counseling on the individual (child), family, community, and societal levels.

Keynote speakers and delegates will be reviewing the various aspects of leisure as a social change agent at individual, community and societal levels in a rapidly changing world.

Thus, most risk factors identified at community and societal levels are derived theoretically.

These factors can exist at individual, relational, community, and societal levels.

Racist ideology exists at the individual, institutional or systemic, and societal levels.

Finally, none of these models are able to coherently explain the inter-related phenomena regarding climate change that is occurring at the individual, small group, institutional, and societal levels.

Many adults have a difficult time losing weight and keeping it off, and if the body is predisposed to putting on the pounds, fighting obesity on both individual and societal levels will be even more challenging.

While this approach works well in most cases, it is necessary to view regulatory oversight of opioid medications differently from that of other drugs, because these medications can have a number of consequences not only at the individual level but also at the household and societal levels.

The study also found that prolonged breastfeeding had an impact on individual and societal levels by increasing the odds of improving educational attainment and even their earning potential.

Dreams have the power to change the world, at both an individual and societal level.

Moreover, it may not be out - of - bounds to suppose that donors also emphasize evangelism because they think spiritual revival among individuals will eventually help influence positive reforms at the societal level.

On a societal level, there are few mass engagements today that do as much to unite diverse folks in common cause.

As you might have guessed, I'm fascinated by how a culture and language affects interpretation at a societal level.

As cultures and circumstances change, roles tend to change along with them — both at the societal level and the individual level.

Some of them, to be sure, are pitched decidedly at the societal level.

The problem is that while the imitation model may be useful and perhaps even accurate in particular individual situations, it is totally inadequate as a model for policy - formulation on a societal level.

These things are problematic to focus on, since they are deeply personal, yet on a societal level they make very little difference — meaning that they can alienate someone very quick, yet, even their perfect application (lifelong marriages between men and women only) would not cure our social ills — what about wars, starvation, national debt, environmental decay, cheating banks, resource depletion, peak oil etc. etc?

Research, advances in technology and infrastructure, and inter-generational trends and patterns inform parenting on a societal level.

(unfortunately not to all the ones that lost thier jobs because of Bettina) I think Mark Graban says it best when he wrote, «This whole episode isn't a great example of scientific problem solving on a societal level.

Concerted and co-ordinated action at national, local and societal level is required to change the environment in the UK and enable mothers to breastfeed; in health services, in the community and in the home.

Finally, from a primarily ethical perspective, with great wealth comes great responsibility and this maxim applies at a societal level as well as an individual level.

So I want to restate the question if I can: It's not just about government employees, Gov. Cuomo, what do you intend to do on sexual assault and the problem of harassment and victimization on a societal level?»

Horne hopes the findings will promote greater gender equality on a societal level and help life partners be more aware of the many factors that shape domestic life.

«The consequences of obesity, at a personal and a societal level, are staggering,» says Susan Yanovksi, co-director of obesity research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

«We need to have a sense of science literacy that is much broader at the individual level and much deeper at the societal level than traditional measures reflect,» says Catherine Snow, a professor at the graduate school of education at Harvard University and chair of the academy panel that wrote Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences.

«Understanding these emotions could open the doors to increasing empathy and compassion in personal relationships and on a broader societal level.»

«People don't like to think that older people have sex — but we need to challenge this conception at a societal level and look at what impact sexual activity can have on those aged 50 and over, beyond the known effects on sexual health and general wellbeing.»

«Reducing exposure to phthalates and other hormone - disrupting chemicals is something that needs to be addressed at a societal level through consumer advocacy and regulation, and education of health care providers.»

«It needs to be more of a change in mindset in a societal level,» Benson told Rewire.

On a societal level, we take responsibility for the fact that the diagnostic labels we have accepted, and pharmacological interventions we have embraced, are harming children and that we have NO RIGHT TO ASK CHILDREN TO BEAR THOSE HARMS (my emphasis).

Justin Faerman is a visionary change agent, entrepreneur and healer dedicated to evolving global consciousness, bridging science and spirituality and spreading enlightened ideas on both an individual and societal level.

Americans May Know More than You Think about Science Science, 8/9/16» «We need to have a sense of science literacy that is much broader at the individual level and much deeper at the societal level than traditional measures reflect,» says Catherine Snow, a professor at the graduate school of education at Harvard University and chair of the academy panel that wrote Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences.

Encouraging girls to go into STEM fields must happen at a societal level rather than just an individual one.

The societal level deals with the permissiveness of the political and social climate, the societal norms and the public discourse on what is possible and impossible for women to do, how women should behave etc (8)(9).

Because memorable events are further magnified by coverage in the media, the bias is compounded on the societal level.

At the societal level, over the last few years regimes in many countries have been finding out the best way to turn a localised insurgency into a full - scale revolution is to deny their populations access to the internet, something which didn't even exist a generation ago.

At the societal level, our books advance social and economic justice, shared prosperity, sustainability, and new solutions to national and global issues.

With that much demand on a societal level (even the government pretty much tells you that you should be going to college no matter what) and loans that are subsidized so that the lender faces minimal risk in case of a default, even state and city public schools are priced at a ridiculous premium.

On a societal level, the «Chinese» are the new «Americans», but they have come too late, haven't they?

This reminds me, on a societal level, of Socrates» famous quote that «the unexamined life is not worth living.»

«Scientific caution» (and the RealClimate folks are right on the mark in that department) is very different from «medical caution» or «policy - making» (which should sort of be like the medical model at the societal level).

But my belief is that these actions push and promote the idea that we should not take things for granted, which on a societal level does have an impact.»

Many of them are probably dealing with undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues — both on an individual level, and on a societal level.

For scientists arguing for significant change at the societal level, there us no escaping engagement with the public whose preferred forum increasingly lies in the blogosphere.

Without massive change on a societal level, our efforts to deal with climate change can not succeed.

The researchers asked 1,215 Audubon Society members to write a short essay on (a) The extent to which they personally engage in behaviors that produce greenhouse gases; (b) How climate change is exacerbated on a societal level, such as through the pervasiveness of fossil fuels; or (c) Their daily routines.

Verification of sexual orientation entails a number of problematic aspects on three levels, namely: the individual case, the conceptual and the societal level.

On a societal level, placing increased and unnecessary barriers in front of individuals who are seeking employment, education or volunteer experience is counterproductive.

On a societal level, money laundering is the fuel that feeds the drug trade and assists terrorist activities, as well as allowing criminals who commit inhumane practices such as human trafficking and modern slavery to profit from their crimes.

Although the countries where this research occurred (USA, 20, 21 Australia22, 23 and Holland24) may be culturally similar to the UK, differences on a systemic level (eg, mental healthcare provision) as well as on a societal level (eg, language use, norms) mean their results can not be generalised to a UK population.