Sentences with phrase «wider social issues»

His subject matter is drawn from his own childhood and life as a transvestite, as well as wider social issues ranging from class and politics to sex and religion.

He has continued to use humour to confront the pretensions of the art world and wider social issues such as the nature of bureaucracy and institutional politics.

The artist's works, rich in both content and colour, feature autobiographical references as well as map contemporary British society and its wider social issues.

We must look at the wider social issues around schools.»

Throughout this scheme of work pupils will be expected to draw links from the «Cog» stimuli to the wider social issue of «Friendship».

Not exact matches

Weston's surprise is likely genuine: Loblaw has established considerable corporate social - responsibility (CSR) machinery addressing a wide variety of environmental, labour and social issues.

I think there's a wider sort of macroeconomic and social policy issue that we all need to be aware about, and also we all need to maybe come together about some new definitions of what work is and how opportunities are being created, also.

This course explores these issues, with respect to the wider, changing, social and economic context.

«The Church is as keen as ever to encourage wide debate and discussion on the issues which matter - social justice, poverty, education, peace.»

In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).

Since Harold Lindsell assumed the position of editor late in the sixties, Christianity Today has moved away from the mere elucidation of socially related Biblical principles, as Henry thought was right, to an ongoing commitment to social critique and specific commentary on a wide range of social and political issues.

Murphy argued that Republicans should embrace «a more secular and modernizing conservatism that eschews most social issues to focus on creating a wide - open opportunity society that promises greater economic freedom.»

Furthermore, it would be helpful to show that the existing concern for evangelism and church growth could not be pursued apart from the issues raised by the wider social setting without doing damage to the biblical understanding of mission This also had to be done from the text itself, and not from any intrinsic authority given by the congregation to the preacher.

Inspiration: The product or company adheres to an unusual or new mission targeting an issue or problem not yet widely addressed; its message / mission is clearly communicated, focused and effective, with real, wide - reaching potential or already proven positive social or environmental impact.

The RSPO is the first and only industry wide certification standard for the palm oil industry, at its heart are eight principles and criteria covering social and environmental issues.

Tottenham Hotspur Foundation offers a wide range of projects covering the key social issues below.

She has also had various media and public appearances speaking on a wide range of issues from multiculturalism, Islamophobia and racism to social issues such as sexual abuse, generation conflicts, domestic violence and gender.

The two - day event, «Promoting Online Safety and Cyber Ethics in the Middle East,» will focus on a wide range of issues including social media, mobile use, and the latest research in the Gulf region.

As a clinical social worker in private practice for 18 years I have been counseling families on a wide variety of parenting issues from dealing with tantrums, discipline, bottle weaning to of course, sleep.

Health promotion practice must acknowledge that health behaviour is influenced by a wide range of personal, social and cultural factors, as Hepworth argues, health promotion practice involves «social phenomena, wide - reaching cultural, psychological, political and ideological problems and issues» as well as biomedical and clinical ones -LSB-(Hepworth, 1997), p. 233].

ESS, whose fieldwork in the UK has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has collected data from more than 250,000 interviews in 30 countries over the last decade on a wide range of topics that tap into key issues facing contemporary Europe.

Social media activists effectively had a longer attention span for the protests than the mainstream media, a great example of the internet's ability to let individual communicators spread the word about what they care about and keep attention on an issue that the wider world is ignoring.

On the wider issue of giving the right of your party some stick and standing up for social liberalism, I am happy to stand corrected that you have been doing this.

The Economist tactically advised Blair against provoking an «unwise» rebellion, because it understood that the sight of «a Labour government scuttling around the television studios justifying cuts in social security for lone parent families sickens members across a wide range of views» and provided «an issue which aligned [the left MPs] with the wider centre and right of the Labour Party against the Blairite modernisers» (13 December).

We are disappointed that the government has failed to grasp the significance of the issue regarding the wider funding of social care for millions of families.

And as other people have already pointed out, this would be «good for business» because the market solution of catering to a minority for excessive profit would be wide open, while in no way, shape, or form actually doing anything to solve the social issue of widespread discrimination against a minority.

Unite campaigns both in the workplace and on wider political and social issues at home and abroad.

«Schools are striving to do the best for every child they teach, but schools alone can not tackle these social issues and plug the gap made by cuts to wider services and basic support on which many families rely and which help to provide children with the stability they need in order to focus on their learning and achieve at school.

There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.

Second, it has highlighted more than ever the severe underlying problems of the British state, steadily eating away at its legitimacy: the lack of devolution to and within England; the state's apparent lack of responsiveness to major social problems; the perception many have that politics serves a narrow elite at the expense of the wider society; the lack of trust in elected politicians, to name but some of the issues.

We all need to remember that Brown may be winning plaudits for his response to the economic crisis but the next election will be decided on a wide range of issues - immigration, crime, social breakdown and a powerful sense of it being «a time for a change».

Identifying poverty and a race - wide issue, not just affecting inner - city or minority communities, as it was mentioned 62 percent of poverty in Erie County takes place outside the City of Buffalo; with the Rural Outreach Center (ROC) having been established in East Aurora as a central area of assistance; to go along with the Department of Social Services utilizing University at Buffalo student interms to assist those in the community.

«Working New York» is a half - hour talk show hosted by New York State AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes and addresses a wide range of social, political and economic issues from the point of view of working people.

NIJ has social scientists working alongside physical scientists to work on a wide range of criminal justice issues, including understanding the causes of crime, crime prevention, forensic sciences, law enforcement practices and adjudication.

Wang focuses on the central role of the bicycle in Beijing to explore wider social and historical issues.

Before we get to the highs, however, it's our duty (okay, our petty pleasure) to dispense with the lows: Like the artist responsible for our favorite album of the year, we've got a bone to pick, and it's with every execrable entry on the list below — a hall of shame wide enough to accommodate horror hackworks, witless studio comedies, tone - deaf social issue movies, and not one but two «unconventional» Katherine Heigl vehicles.

The two forged a friendship and eventually created the sketch comedy show Key & Peele, which would bring Peele to his widest platform yet and win a Peabody Award and two Emmys for its incisive takes on social issues, particularly race.

In multi-ethnic societies, including Turkey, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Guatemala, the paper shows that imposing a dominant language through a school system — while sometimes a choice of necessity — has frequently been a source of grievance linked to wider issues of social and cultural inequality.

Widely credited as «the father of the editorial cartoon,» illustrator Thomas Nast expressed his opinions on a wide range of political and social issues during the last half of the 19th century.

On a wider scale, we see issues for young people in schools such as striving for body - perfection on social media, its impact on wellbeing, as well as increased use of diet supplements, based on both body image and sports performance enhancement.

It is quite a useful activity to make the class aware of social and political issues and conditions world wide.

The skills and community students and adults build through The 4Rs can lay the groundwork for a school - wide shift to social and emotional learning (SEL) and restorative practices, leading to fewer discipline issues and a closer, kinder school climate.

The question here is whether an understanding of the ideas of Britishness as outlined in the proposed new independent school standards would really resolve issues of social inclusion and equality in schools and the wider society.

In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of matters, including diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.

Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women's Studies, American Studies and Urban Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY, closed out the day with an engaging and pragmatic talk tying larger city - and society - wide systemic issues of educational equity to transfer schools and educators specifically.

Students in school - wide interventions that prevent and respond to school discipline and social skills issues.

To learn to analyze and discuss controversial issues, students need to examine a wide array of political and social opinions.

School violence is a very important social issue world - wide.

119 no. 1) issue of the American Journal of Education focuses on the role of social networks in educational change, and offers a collection of papers from forefront researchers on this topic that may serve as an introduction of the topic to a wide range of interested educators, policy - makers, and researchers.

Curriculum - related materials, representing a wide range of intellectual and social development and a broad range of student needs and subject areas, include those that deal with current issues and concerns as well as those that treat the traditional categories of literature, history, government, the arts and sciences, etc..