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Contempt for traditional atttitudes to nature

Other Names:
Loss of reverence for life
Broader Problems:
Contempt
Social irresponsibility of youth
Narrower Problems:
Embarrassing cultural traditions
Disparagement of indigenous cultures
Related Problems:
Cargo cults
Aggravates:
Endangered cultures
Ignorance of protocol
Lack of farmer protection
Unvalued indigenous resources
Insufficient minority culture support
Decline in rural customs and traditions
Loss of traditional forms of social security
Ill-considered pressure to eliminate nakedness in indigenous cultures
Strategies:
Being contemptuous
Respecting traditional modes of behaviour
Values:
Behaviour
Life
Reverence
Contempt
Irreverence
Loss
Misbehaviour
References:
Heelas, Paul; Lash, Scott and Morris, Paul: Detraditionalization: critical reflections on authority and identity
Subject(s):
Geography → Nature
Life → Life
Recreation → Folk traditions
Theology → Religious observance
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems
Date of last update
17.04.2019 – 12:31 CEST

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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