Sentences with phrase «sociological understanding»

In general, these findings, which are likely to disappoint some readers, are consistent with a broad, sociological understanding of human behavior.

The deeper I dug into the methodology of the papers claiming consensus, something at least in my wheelhouse of sociological understanding, the more I came to realize how thoroughly science was being undermined in studying scientists» beliefs.

We must seek the deepest possible sociological understanding of the world we live in, apply the best methods, refrain from tampering with the resuits of our research on the ground that they are «spiritually» embarrassing, maintain complete clarity and complete realism - all in order to find out, as precisely as may be, where we are and what we are doing, and also what lines of action are open to us.

Only by recognising this dimension can we understand the Church's maternal and bridal nature and so move beyond a mere sociological understanding of the Church:

Section III shows that without altogether ceasing to be anthropocentric sociological theory can become much more sensitive to ecological issues and that ecological theology needs to be informed by sociological understanding.

They may perfectly well be the immediate subject matters of inquiries that lead to truer historical or psychological or sociological understanding with no necessary bearing on understanding God.

Not exact matches

Knowledge of economic history is critical for good policy making because, as valuable as it is to understand models and theories, in real life policies have to be made in societies that are complex and have political and sociological considerations to take into account.

At a more sophisticated level, we have learned to use sociological and psychological explanations to «understand» (that is, manipulate and scientifically manage) the church.

The Church opposed this development but also highlighted the problems that could be faced by Catholic adoption agencies that would want to follow the Church's understanding (and in fact that confirmed by sociological evidence) that married couples present the best environment for raising children.

Both therapists shared an interest in understanding how sociological factors create growth - blocking or growth - enabling environments.

Evolution has nothing to do with understanding human emotions or sociological explanations for how people live.

Two explanatory devices help me understand the South's containedness, or cultural «sacredness,» in the sociological sense of the term.

In both cases there are important sociological aspects, which we bypass to concentrate on possibilities of understanding.

According to Pannenberg, Christians can not use Marxism as a scientific, sociological tool in the task of understanding the dynamic of oppression in contemporary societies.

My criticism of Girard is, however, that he is stronger in «social psychology» than in «individual psychology»; that is, his sociological edifice seems to lack the understanding of individual motivation which I have been attempting to articulate in this paper.

But for sociological reasons that I only vaguely understand, theology briefly became a public discussion.

It is important to realize that there is this dimension to the notion of the religious community because the secularized understanding of many modern Westerners can not conceive of it except in purely sociological terms.

It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the arts and high culture; they have more satisfaction and fun in sex; they better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the life of the mind, with educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between freedom and authority.

Hasan's narratives are far superior to her interpretations, which sometimes rely on odd historical parallels or inappropriate sociological models that impede, rather than enhance, her understanding of the plight of the Copts.

It is one of the oldest of sociological generalizations that any coherent and viable society rests on a common set of moral understandings about good and bad, right and wrong, in the realm of individual and social action.

By taking a sociological frame of reference to one's understanding of the Bible and the creedal formulations of the church, one avoids getting into the divisive and irresolvable difficulties of deciding what is true in some ultimate, uncontaminated, pristine sense.

Baptism, understood in this sense, is not a matter of sociological community change and hence does not divide or separate.

And understanding how theology can respond to sociological problems enables us to view the future with hope, as Ellul does.

Yet the ultimate aim of his sociological (systematic) study of religion was «to gain new insights into the relations between the various forms of expression of religious experience and eventually to understand better the various aspects of religious experience itself» (p. 5).

The differences between Niebuhr's broad Christological use of love and Outka's rather humanistic use of love reflect both theological differences and sociological differences Another pivotal point is that Niebuhr understands love to be the overcoming of the cleavage between essence and existence.

In essence, the sociological evidence fits with what we understand about -LSB-...]

«Sociological studies are imperative for understanding the mindsets of well owners, who are a distinct group of Kansans who will continue to influence the availability of groundwater,» Ternes said.

«We can use those satellite data to better understand what's happening from a climate, economic, and sociological standpoint.»

A study of this type is integral to understanding the effects of extreme weather on a sociological level, allowing for an enhanced understanding of human interaction within our changing environment.

This will give your students significant sociological knowledge, understanding, application and evaluation for this topic.

EDU 6223 «Education in a Cultural and Linguistic Diverse Society,» which immerses students in an interdisciplinary overview and deeper understanding of matters related to culture and equity in education from philosophical, historical, political and sociological perspectives;

She also uses microcosmal sites such as the family to understand the larger sociological phenomenon, imperialist mechanisms, and formations of knowledge.

She also uses microsomal sites such as family to understand larger sociological phenomenon, imperialist mechanisms, and formations of knowledge.

She also uses microsomal sites such as family to understand larger sociological phenomenon, imperialist mechanisms, & formations of knowledge.

Her art practice is intimately intertwined with her life, not only because she borrows motifs and artefacts for her work, but also because she has an inquisitive mind and a strong desire to understand sociological issues such characteristics endow Kher's work with a narrative quality and fascinating interiority of things that frequently contradict her practice of addressing more global and collective concerns.

If you set aside conspiracy theories, and ignore the fact that sociological, sexual and racial factors often do stack the art - world deck against certain artists, this show allows you to understand why some moments are more doomed to the dustbin of history than others.

Her art practice is intimately intertwined with her life, not only because she borrows motifs and artefacts for her work, but also because she has an inquisitive mind and a strong desire to understand sociological issues.

You also say that you are «not saying that is the threshold», while every definition of the lousy sociological term «tipping point» has severe resemblance and is synonomous to «threshold» as it is understood in «catastrophe theory» (which is an application of more general theory of bifurcations in one - parametric families of dynamical systems).

This work brings a sociological perspective to our understanding of individual and collective responses to climate change information, and opens up a new research area.

Market / consumer / sociological research that suggests that higher - quality, better, more, etc. communication involving an understanding of global warming (including solutions) would not help, or would be bad somehow, strikes me as simply silly.

However, additional sociological analysis is needed to better understand how opponents of climate change policies have successfully manipulated the government response to climate change at the State and local level in the United States and other countries, matters which the Dunlap / Brulle book acknowledges.

And so there is a growing body of sociological work that is now available to help citizens understand how the cultural understanding of climate change has been manipulated at the federal level in the United States and in several other countries.

Sociological perspectives that proceed from such deterministic premises do more to force people in real life into the narrow understanding of them, by such sociologists, than they shed light on why people function in certain ways.

Thus, the tension between a plural understanding of regulations and a more general understanding of law is bringing into view a new landscape in which general legal frameworks — grounded in well - known legal theories stemming from 20th - century legal positivism or sociological jurisprudence — are made compatible with specific forms of rights management on the Web.

Students will understand how to apply sociological concepts and theories and analyze the structure and relationships of social institutions and the process of social change.