The concept of «social physics» was first defined in the 19th century by Auguste Comte as «science which occupies
itself with social phenomena,...
According to Professor Bill Ledger, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at The Royal Hospital for Women and advisor to Clearblue, we mustn't confuse the medical guidelines about when it's best to have a baby from a health and fertility point of view,
with the social phenomenon referred to as the «biological clock».
Not exact matches
With the company climbing toward $ 100 million, winning plaudits from
social - venture types, and eyeing an outpost in irony - drenched Manhattan, I decided it was finally time to swallow my prejudices and wrap my mind around the Life Is Good
phenomenon.
Former generations are working longer,
with some people continuing to work beyond 70, and this has led to a fascinating and novel
social phenomenon: in some cases, five generations are now working side by side in the workplace.
This
phenomenon is fueled by the advent of
social networking technologies that enable buyers to interact
with selling businesses and peer buyers.
These roles and relations are not fundamentally natural
phenomena integral to human identity and
social welfare but are mere accidents of biology overlaid
with social conventions that can be replaced by functionally equivalent roles without loss.
Rapid population growth is a pervasive fact of life in less - developed countries today — a form of
social change so typical, and at the same time so profound, that it may spuriously be associated
with almost any other
social phenomenon of the present generation.
Social institutions are
phenomena with a unity and stability sufficient to qualify as effective agencies
with identifiable activities and patterns of behavior.
Social and ethical theories that deal
with such
phenomena (and that go beyond the rather tired and crude tools of class and power analysis) are not easy to find in India.
With church - going disproportionately a middle - to - upper - class
phenomenon, congregations increasingly tend to wear the same clothes, drive the same cars, and experience the same levels of well - being and
social status.
As Paul Markhan wrote in an excellent essay about the
phenomenon, young people who identify
with this movement have grown weary of evangelicalism's allegiance to Republican politics, are interested in pursuing
social reform and
social justice, believe that the gospel has as much to do
with this life as the next, and are eager to be a part of inclusive, diverse, and authentic Christian communities.
The survival, however, of older institutions, such as the church, depends upon their ability likewise to absorb, integrate, and deal
with this
phenomenon of accelerating
social change.
That is the view taken by many people as they gaze
with melancholy disquiet at the turbulent swell of humanity; and by it the whole edifice of human relationships and
social structures is reduced to the level of a regulated epi -
phenomenon, having no value or substance of its own, and therefore no future in its own right.
This
phenomenon is bigger than the way we interact
with celebrities and
social media; it spills over into every facet of our lives.
The one approach says merely that
social interaction
with like - minded believers is an important
phenomenon and that we should know more about how often,
with whom, and in what settings this sort of
social interaction takes place.
For example, the historical and theological areas may be combined into an area described as «Interpretation of Christianity» while the older «practical» field is divided into two, one dealing
with «Church and Culture» (sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of church
phenomena in American culture) and the other dealing
with the practice of ministry construed as the application of
social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibilities.
It's a weird
phenomenon, really, that people seem to lose all their
social filters when dealing
with a pregnant woman.
The
phenomenon of organised crime in Italy is intrinsically connected
with social development and is a powerful brake on institutional performance.
«Apart from deep rooted ignorance, illiteracy and permissible idiocy by the well lettered on
social media, the two major high risk
phenomena he should be concerned about are a very uninspiring Electoral Commission
with a terrible communication strategy and the second of course is skyrocketing unemployement which I must admit he can't do much about.»
Scherz cautioned against the threats posed by AI to
social justice through such
phenomena as the replacement of imperfect humans in the workplace
with maximally efficient and profitable machines.
When the team exposed cage mates to an ice - cold floor
with one warm corner, the same
social - climbing
phenomena occurred.
The use of registries as an adjunct or alternative to randomized controlled trials in medical research, coinciding
with the rapid growth of
social networking, has produced a burgeoning
phenomenon - online patient - generated health registries.
Couple the stressors
with limited
social support — most women scientists have few such resources — and the imposter
phenomenon, and it's easy to see why academic women often are an unhealthy lot.
The findings give hope to
social scientists trying to understand broader
phenomena, like how rumors about a candidate spread during a campaign or how information about street protests flows out of a country
with state - controlled media.
SET95 was deemed to be necessary because, as a nation, we are faced
with a curious
social phenomenon.
«Our results, based on in - depth interviews
with seniors and their caregivers, add to a growing body of evidence that this decline in dementia risk is a real
phenomenon, and that the expected future growth in the burden of dementia may not be as extensive as once thought,» says lead author Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the U-M Medical School, Institute for
Social Research and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
But furthermore — and this is perhaps Darwin's greatest contribution — he developed a set of new principles that influence the thinking of every person: the living world, through evolution, can be explained without recourse to supernaturalism; essentialism or typology is invalid, and we must adopt population thinking, in which all individuals are unique (vital for education and the refutation of racism); natural selection, applied to
social groups, is indeed sufficient to account for the origin and maintenance of altruistic ethical systems; cosmic teleology, an intrinsic process leading life automatically to ever greater perfection, is fallacious,
with all seemingly teleological
phenomena explicable by purely material processes; and determinism is thus repudiated, which places our fate squarely in our own evolved hands.
The rise of technology and
social media has given people a false feeling of connectedness through likes and comments and has led to unexpected
phenomena like teens having sex later because they're not actually spending time
with peers (even when it feels like they are) and overall decreased
social interaction.
Online dating reviews are written by people
with some experience in this
social phenomenon, but opinions can be biased sometimes.
With the advent of
social media and better internet security, online dating has become a
phenomenon in recent times.
It's what you might call it a global
social media
phenomenon in that kind of publicity brings
with it a lot of interested users.
PRWEB DIRECT — Oct 23 — Subscribers on Vodafone Germany, Mobilkom (A1) Austria and Sunrise Switzerland experience the mobile
social networking
phenomenon, promoted in conjunction
with MTV Networks Central (Europe) as «MTV FunkySexyCool.»
Internet dating is an ever - expanding
social phenomenon that isn't restricted to one demographic but rather is a diverse virtual platform which brings together like - minded individuals
with similar preferences and goals.
Why Online Dating Is The Opium Of The Masses
With two out of every five singletons in Europe and the USA now turning to the internet to find a partner, it would be safe to say that the
phenomenon of online dating has changed the
social and dating habits of tens of millions of people from Newcastle to New York.
I asked a (straight) male coworker if he could explain this
phenomenon of the Random Girls
With Sexy Photos Who Interact
With Your Boyfriend on
Social Media.
Just as we did
with our Sex Advice section, we will discuss a wide variety of subjects relating to dating advice, including: the pitfalls of dating an «instababe»,
social media usage during dating, the new «love bombing»
phenomenon, the trials and tribulations of dating in college, and more!
In the present day, the word miscegenation is avoided by many scholars, because the term suggests a concrete biological
phenomenon, rather than a
With so much winning for the anti-globalists and patriots lately, it is easy to observe delicious amounts of salt on
social media.
The Glee
phenomenon hits the big screen
with this oddly conceived movie, which documents the
social phenomenon but reveals nothing about the series or actors beyond the songs they sing.Made primarily for fans who couldn't...
The film seems to live up to its «cultural
phenomenon» praise as a visual masterpiece,
with an emotional story arc, women empowerment,
social and political issues, and Oscar - worthy performances especially from Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmanger.
Huntsinger's tenure has coincided
with the rise of the Oscar blogger and instant
social - media reaction, two
phenomena which have impacted Telluride's relaxed atmosphere and brought more eyeballs to the festival's choices.
After an Oscar nomination in February for her work in «Lion,» acclaim this spring for her turn in HBO's «Big Little Lies» and even the
social phenomenon of the Kidman World Cup, she will now follow it
with the Cannes hat trick.
film in the Divergent series, based on the third - or fourth - generation YA spin - off trying to capitalize on the Hunger Games - cum - Twilight
phenomenon of smushing sci - fi / fantasy together
with tween angst — has arrived to make manifest the endless exposition of developmental
social psychology.
When failed concert promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) asks down - on - his - luck folk singer Jack Fate (Dylan) about the importance of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to American rock - and - lore, the inanity of the answer (and the evasiveness of Dylan's demeanour — «Well, it matters to someone, I guess») isn't mysterious so much as inane and disingenuous; even the evocation of
social phenomena as important and galvanizing to roots rock and the inner city as the myth of Stagger Lee is tossed off
with a wry flick of the hand.
«Let us suppose that an objective etiologist would be on another planet, like Mars, and would observe the
social behavior of man
with a telescope too weak to recognize and follow individuals, but still capable of seeing big
phenomena, like migrations, wars, etc..
The hypotheses may not be very original or earth - shaking to
social scientists themselves — for example, that one can find circumstances in which some
phenomenon that has plugged along suddenly undergoes a rapid change (The Tipping Point), or that an idea or plan that comes in a flash may be as good as something developed
with a great deal of research and much thought (Blink), or that success may be based more on special opportunities and hard work than on native gifts (the current Outliers).
While they are a relatively new
phenomenon, these programs support students who have missed 10 or more days of school and connect them
with the juvenile justice system and other
social services in order to encourage regular school attendance.
«Shopping for schools,» as referred to here, is the
phenomenon in which families
with enough financial and
social resources tend to move to areas
with better local school districts for the sake of the children's education.
You may or may not have heard of Wattpad, the
social reading site and publishing site that started in 2006 and became a worldwide
phenomenon with more than a few success stories (including Margaret Atwood).
You may or may not have heard of Wattpad, the
social reading site and publishing site that started in 2006 and became a worldwide
phenomenon with more -LSB-...]
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With the advent of digital reading and the popularity of
social media interaction
with bestselling authors, an interesting phenomenon is taking pl
with bestselling authors, an interesting
phenomenon is taking place.