strategy
Upholding traditions
Synonyms:
Preserving traditionalismPreserving historical roots as an operating context
Retaining traditional context
Holding to cultural patterns
Description:
Adhering to customs and beliefs handed down from generation to generation. Claim:
Respect for tradition conserves the values, knowledge and achievements of those who built civilization. Counter Claim:
1. Change has been so rapid in this century that the wisdom of past generations is often inapplicable or irrelevant.2. Traditionalism is frequently used to block people from affirming changes which are inevitable.
Narrower:
Preserving traditional lifestyleSupporting traditional industriesEstablishing patterns of sexualityFocusing on traditional technologiesPreserving traditional personal namesUpholding traditional family patternsRehearsing collective legal traditionCultivating common history appreciationPreserving traditional working patternsPreserving significance of cultural traditionEstablishing cultural expectations of gender functionsPreserving traditional social structures in rural areas Constrains:
Transforming traditional cultural patterns Constrained by:
Having flexible cultural patternsChallenging present and future formsProviding alternative to traditionalism Problems:
Restrictive social practicesTraditionalism
Undetermined procedures for adapting tradition-bound cultures
Values:
Tradition-bound Subjects:
Plant Life → VegetablesRecreation → Folk traditions
History → History
Conservation → Conservation
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
