Problem
Inadequate appreciation of culture
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
Lack of appreciation of cultural objects and affairs may result from a puritan or populist ethic, from a scientific or technologically orientated education, from materialistic values and commercialism, or from the gradual stifling of indigenous or ethnic cultural heritage through forced assimilation and standardization. Fine arts may not be appreciated due to lack of understanding or anti-intellectualism and class conflict. In developing countries, educational methods may be imported that attach little value to, or do not recognize, local cultural achievements, so that while literacy may be taught, for example, local literature is not used as illustrative material. Lack of cultural appreciation implies the loss of cultural heritage, perhaps involving ethnic disintegration and an unfulfilled need for the aesthetic and spiritual. Lack of cultural appreciation contributes to a loss of identity, disorientation and possibly social breakdown. It leads to a decline in fine arts and letters. Broader Problems:
Cultural deprivationAnti-intellectualismCultural underdevelopment Narrower Problems:
Globalization of cultureSimplistic cultural imagesInternational cultural vacuumInter-cultural misunderstandingLack of appreciation of cultural differences Aggravates:
Prettification of natureDestruction of human heritageDisparagement of indigenous culturesMisguided restoration of works of artCompetitive distortion of musical pitchUnadapted significance of cultural tradition Strategies:
Providing broadened cultural awareness Subject(s):
Societal Problems → InadequacyCulture → Culture
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST