Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dominant discursive practices
English answer:
prevailing public opinion > discourse
English term
dominant discursive practices
the structure of welfare and dominant discursive practices positioned women in the two regimes in very different ways in relation to work, childcare, family and men.
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
discursive = wide-ranging
"The welfare structure and a wide range of dominant practices put women in the two regimes (societies) in very different positions with regard to work, childcare, family and men."
I hope that helps!
United States
More than Words
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, Tajik to English, and 4 more.
dominant acts of analytical reasoning
dominant:
1 : commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
2 : overlooking and commanding from a superior position
3 : of, relating to, or exerting ecological or genetic dominance
4 : being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action <dominant eye>
discursive:
1 a : moving from topic to topic without order : RAMBLING
b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic
2 : marked by analytical reasoning
practice:
1 a : CARRY OUT, APPLY <practice what you preach> b : to do or perform often, customarily, or habitually <practice politeness> c : to be professionally engaged in <practice medicine>
2 a : to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient <practice the act> b : to train by repeated exercises <practice pupils in penmanship>
3 obsolete : PLOT
intransitive senses
1 : to do repeated exercises for proficiency
2 : to pursue a profession actively
3 archaic : INTRIGUE
4 : to do something customarily
5 : to take advantage of someone <he practised on their credulity with huge success
professional translation
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: Swedish to German, English to German, Danish to German, and 1 more.
(dominant) public opinion
The sentence simply means, that the reasoning/opinions in those societies about the proper position of women is different
(Iran vs. USA, if you know what I mean...)
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-02 09:58:41 GMT)
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Of course:
the \"way\", not the \"wax\"
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Michael Schubert
: Brava. That makes sense.
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Richard Benham
: That's the closest so far.
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Neva M.
: It has to do with mass-media too. It is where the public discourse happens.
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Jörgen Slet
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