There are seven districts ( with an eighth currently under construction ), each of which is divided into smaller suburbs, and most of which have a town centre which is the focus of commercial and social activities.

With their careful construction — and in the case of Easy Street and The Immigrant, their social commentary — these films are considered by Chaplin scholars to be among his finest work.

The term's meanings are highly debatable, but self-described Chicanos view the term as a positive self-identifying social construction.

The two points at which there is the greatest overlap or mutual impingement of the two versions of critical theory are in their interrelated foci on language, symbolism, and communication and in their focus on social construction.

Feminist theory, which emerged from these feminist movements, aims to understand the nature of gender inequality by examining women's social roles and lived experience ; it has developed theories in a variety of disciplines in order to respond to issues such as the social construction of sex and gender.

Feminist theory typically characterizes patriarchy as a social construction, which can be overcome by revealing and critically analyzing its manifestations.

Feminist theory has explored the social construction of masculinity and its implications for the goal of gender equality.

The concentration on the individual and his / her will in preference to any construction such as morality, ideology, social custom, religion, metaphysics, ideas or the will of others.

The number, size and visible locations of these megalithic monuments ( especially La Hougue Bie ) have suggested that social organisation over a wide area, including surrounding coasts, was required for the construction.

Moreover, it is arguable that Block misinterpreted the nature of what Jaynes claimed to be a social construction.

Thinkers such as Althusser, Foucault or Bourdieu theorize the subject as a social construction.

* Sociality Corollary: To the extent that one person construes another's construction processes, that person may play a role in a social process involving the other person.

Recreation is an essential part of human life and finds many different forms which are shaped naturally by individual interests but also by the surrounding social construction.

Influenced by theories of social construction, White argues that culture is " reconstituted " through language.

In the social sciences theoretical frameworks such as Racial formation theory and Critical race theory investigate implications of race as social construction by exploring how the images, ideas and assumptions of race are expressed in everyday life.

Despite political complications that arose from time to time ( such as an ill-fated scheme by the British Colonial Office to enforce a confederation in Southern Africa in 1878, and tensions with the Afrikaner-dominated Government of Transvaal over trade and railroad construction ), economic and social progress in the Cape Colony continued at a steady pace until the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer Wars in 1899.

Many major city downtowns ( such as Downtown Miami, Downtown Detroit, or Downtown Los Angeles ) are experiencing a renewal, with large population growth, residential apartment construction, and increased social, cultural, and infrastructural investments.

Suitable locations for construction also carried a social and political cost.

In Article 2 of the Constitution this is spelled out as follows: “ The people exercise democracy, freely participating and deciding in the construction of the economic, political and social system what is most appropriate to their interest.

Victims of white collar crime are often denied their status as victims by the social construction of the concept ( Croall, 2001 ).

She instigated profound social and civil reforms, as well as the construction of many of the buildings that still today constitute the pride of the city, like the Teatro alla Scala, inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and today one of the world's most famous opera houses.

Matters pertaining to this theoretical process of social construction were labelled matters of gender.

More attention was placed on the availability of consumer goods, and the construction of new housing was accelerated, with Honecker promising to " settle the housing problem as an issue of social relevance ".

An outspoken commentator on various social, political and religious issues, Carolla has made numerous guest appearances on political talk shows, ranging from Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect to Bill O ' Reilley's The O ' Reilly Factor.

A later textbook by Frank Harary, published in 1969, was enormously popular, and enabled mathematicians, chemists, electrical engineers and social scientists to talk to each other.

As with any social gathering there was chattering and this is where the term gossip came to mean talk of others.

The social panic approach is justified by the language used – we talk of the battle against terrorism or the war on drugs ..." The Economist magazine has become increasingly vocal in its criticism of such regulation, particularly with reference to countering terrorist financing, referring to it as a " costly failure ", although concedes that the rules to combat money laundering are more effective.

What differentiates MeatballWiki from many online meta-communities is that participants spend much of their time talking about sociology rather than technology, and when they do talk about technology, they do so in a social context.

His brother, Jerry Hart, is a radio talk show host and social media business consultant based in San Francisco.

It is this emphasis on becoming attentive to the social backdrop against which language is rendered intelligible that explains Wittgenstein's elliptical comment that " If a lion could talk, we could not understand him.

When people define and talk about a particular conception of race, they create a social reality through which social categorization is achieved.

Limbaugh's success demonstrated that there was a nationwide market for passionately delivered conservative commentary on contemporary news, events, and social trends, and changed the face of how the talk radio business was conducted.

Proudhon supervised the printing of the book, which gave him ample opportunity to talk with Fourier about a variety of social and philosophical issues.

The Stage Manager brings out a long-winded professor to talk about the history and pre-history of Grover's Corners, Editor Webb gives a few notes on local political and religious affiliations and fields questions from the audience about alcoholism, social injustice and culture.

Among the speakers was Canadian social activist and author Naomi Klein and Bolivian President Evo Morales, who firmly said in his talk, “ We are going to go to the UN to declare that water is a basic public need that must not be managed by private interests, but should be for all people, including people of rural areas .” The Forum was at first plagued with logistical problems, as a number of events had to be canceled at the last minute because of a lack of space, and a student strike against the policies of President Abdoulaye Wade in Diop University interrupted some scheduled plenaries.

" Tapings of this and similar talk show episodes were subsequently used by religious fundamentalists, psychotherapists, social workers and police to promote the idea that a conspiracy of Satanic cults existed and were involved in serious crimes.

Just about every gang member has personal web page or some type of social networking internet account or chat room where they post photos and videos and talk openly about their gang exploits.

Though social issues had been discussed by R & B artists ranging from groups such as The Impressions and The Temptations, talk of political and social commentary on an album was uncommon in Motown, which advised its artists not to delve fully into discussing serious topics.

When politicians, relief workers and social scientists talk about people suffering from hunger, they usually refer to those who are unable to eat sufficient food to meet their basic nutritional needs for a sustained period of time.

The physicist David Bohm originated a related form of dialogue where a group of people talk together in order to explore their assumptions of thinking, meaning, communication, and social effects.

Though Lynn has been outspoken about her views on often-controversial social and political subjects, she stated, " I don't like to talk about things where you're going to get one side or the other unhappy.

Islamists often talk of " revolution " and believe " that the society will be Islamized only through social and political action: it is necessary to leave the mosque ..." Fundamentalists are uninterested in revolution, less interested in " modernity or by Western models in politics or economics ," and less willing to associate with non-Muslims.

Specifically, Goffman talks about the use of “ self talk ,” or not talking to anyone specifically, and the role it plays within a social situation.

The USO club was a place to go for dances and social events, for movies and music, for a quiet place to talk or write a letter home, or for a free cup of coffee and an egg.

* Small talk is a type of conversation where the topic is less important than the social purpose of achieving bonding between people or managing personal distance.