Syllabus forSummer 2001
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Two Models of Traditionalism
Redfield's nine characteristics
1) small -- sometimes a matter of self-perception
2) isolated -- may be a cultural matter, and a matter of self-perception.
3) non-literate -- this helps with the self-perception of isolation.
4) homogeneous -- they share the same attitudes, values, and norms.
5) sense of group solidarity -- this follows from homogeneity.
6) simple division of labor -- everyone does the same thing;
7) simple technology -- primary tools only
8) absence of market behavior
9) folk behavior, which is subdivided as follows:
a) spontaneous -- thought and action are united
b) uncritical -- there is no habit of experiment
c) personal -- all relations are primary-group relationships:
[i.e., 1) intimate, 2) face-to-face, 3) permanent, and 4) holistic relationships. By contrast, in modern societies secondary-group relationships predominate; they are 1) casual, 2) impersonal, 3) temporary, and 4) specialized].
Rostow's Model
1) Structural ceiling on production
a. Pre-Newtonian science,technology and attitudes towards the physical world
2) Lives are built around small, self-sufficient regions
b. Limited manufacturing and investment
3) Long-run fatalism
a) technology
b) organization
c) motivation; more human work
a) this-worldly as opposed to other-worldly spirit prevails
b) the natural and human environment are view as rational and calculable
c) learning and rational investigations are viewed as efficacious
d) human progress is considered possible (opposite Golden Age myth)
a) work is good and right
b) regimentation of life by the clock for production
a) casual
b) impersonal
c) temporary
d) specialized
Last updated: 31 May (Do. n. Exaudi) 2001
Comments to: Dr. William J. Wright
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