Sentences with phrase «societal problems from»

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Here's the problem: though the societal definition of beauty can and should expand to fit everyone, many beauty brands, from high - end to affordable, aren't doing their parts when it comes to making sure their products are available for all people of all skin tones and textures.

Each company can identify the particular set of societal problems that it is best equipped to help resolve and from which it can gain the greatest competitive benefit.

One of these was A.H. Johnson who was the first to mention the possibility of a «societal view,» and thereby elicited an explicitly negative reaction from Whitehead.8 Others who entertain this view are, mainly, William Christian, Lewis Ford, Marjorie Suchocki, and Jorge Nobo.9 Amongst these, Ford is the only one who links his holding of the «entitative view» to an emphasis on the imprehensibility of God's consequent nature10 (and who later finds this so much of a problem that he starts searching in other directions, though not in that of the «societal view»).11 The other three — Christian, Suchocki, and Nobo — do see possibilities for a conceptually coherent account of the prehensibility of God.

No wonder Pope Paul VI's predictions of marital breakdown and societal problems arising from contraception have sadly been fulfilled.

The proposals have come under fierce criticism from drinks companies, who argue it would punish responsible drinkers and that problems of binge drinking are societal, not related to the price of alcohol.

This fellowship is designed to provide an opportunity for an accomplished scientist to address global stewardship problems by applying his or her multidisciplinary background toward solutions to societal issues ranging from ecosystems and population to sustainable development and climate change.

It urges scientists not only to integrate their efforts with those of colleagues from other disciplines and fields, but to work iteratively with decision - makers, policy shapers, practitioners and other societal stakeholders in open, networked knowledge arenas, involving collaborative learning and problem - solving.

«We are very happy to welcome speakers and key individuals from Europe but also Asia who can give a broader perspective on these societal problems», says Maria Sörby.

Apply multidisciplinary approaches to the creative problem solving of complex scientific green chemistry and sustainable industrial technology related challenges resulting from societal and industry demand for cleaner processes and safer products

Deborah Schrag: This is enormously challenging from a societal perspective because what Harold is talking about is we have two problems.

Aronofsky puts to work the tools of the horror genre (the haunted house - isolated in a forest, bumps in the night, body horror, unwelcome strangers, horror as a manifestation of marital problems) to construct a Trojan Horse from which springs a complex thesis about the commodity and vanity of celebrity, mass societal behaviour, procreation, religion and more.

Asked why metrics for Milwaukee schools haven't notably improved since he took office, Evers pointed to societal problems, where many kids come from families in poverty.

Now more than ever, students need the intellectual power to recognize societal problems; ask good questions and develop robust investigations into them; consider possible solutions and consequences; separate evidence - based claims from parochial opinions; and communicate and act upon what they learn.

It can be difficult to find ways in which individuals can have an impact, but year after year, hundreds of students from around the world inspire us by coming up with innovative, ingenious solutions to everything from individual problems to large societal ones.»

«In a world that is now more than ever searching for new solutions for basic social and economic problems, a sense of new ways forward might be found in the ideas of societal rebirth that arise from the Stag Monuments.»

In his testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in July 2009, OSTP Director John Holdren took note of the National Research Council recommendation to restructure the (USGCRP) around «`... the end - to - end climate change problem, from understanding causes and processes to supporting actions needed to cope with the impending societal problems of climate change.

But what is the role of the social scientist, as distinct from the natural scientist, in characterizing the climate change problem and connecting it to societal decisionmaking?

These farm can be one of many technical solutions to the first of these problems, but the solution to the second one will need to come from a societal choice.

Stephanie Pagni, General Counsel for Barclays UK, said: «This initiative will help trigger a transformation in law - tech with significant potential, addressing not just commercial but also societal legal problems, and drawing on the expertise of data scientists, engineers and a range of other graduates and contributors from our university partners.»

It affirmed that health inequities are unacceptable, and noted that they arise from the societal conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, including early childhood development, education, economic status, employment and decent work, housing environment, and effective prevention and treatment of health problems.

Children exhibiting elevated levels of disruptive behaviors [oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD)-RSB- and / or the problems from the broadband externalizing spectrum often follow a life - course trajectory of conduct problems (i.e., repetitive and persistent patterns of behavior that violate the rights of the others and major age - appropriate societal norms or rules, respectively) that place them at greater risk of later antisocial behavior during adolescence (Odgers et al., 2008; Hyde et al., 2013).

From a public health perspective, the ability to predict the course of antisocial behavior over the long term could help to focus limited societal resources on those with persistent antisocial behavior problems with complicated outcomes.