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#34 VALUING TRADITIONS AND STATUS QUO I believe that the rules and customs of any long-lived society deserve respect. This glue, shaped by challenges of untold demands, holds society together. While those guided by self interest may not like limits on behavior that society imposes, accepting them is a responsible choice. (Note: Those who respect authority, law & order, and value the hard work / sacrifices of their ancestors, will be comfortable with this theme. So will many who value traditional gender-based roles and religious institutions.) |
More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #34: Valuing Traditions & Status Quo |
Sustainable Cities--An Oxymoron? by E. Christopher Mare (lengthy 2000 article relevant to can village traditions survive?) |
Runaway World by Anthony Giddens (summary of 2010 article on the battle between modernity and tradition) |
Tradition (English Language Links to Traditionalist material) -- note one can fully embrace the "Valuing Traditions" worldview theme and not be a "Traditionalist" as it's academically defined!" ) |
Why I Am Not a Traditionalist, by H.M. Legenhausen |
Customs and Habits (Vietnamese Village Traditions) |
Tribal Traditions and Culture: A Review of the Belt (a book about change in a Saudi Arabian village) |
Sex Toys in the Middle East (restrictions on their use by women, report from The Economist Jan 7 2023) |
“Why
American Children Stopped Believing in God” By Cameron
Hilditch (opinion piece in National
Review December 2020) |
"What does it mean to be a woman?" by Susan Stryker (Time magazine cover story March 16 2020) |
"Briefing
Conservatism: The Self Preservation Society" (cover story from The
Economist July 6 2019) |
"Birth Control in Nigeria: Condoms vs. Conservatives" (article from The Economist April 29 2017) |
"Female Genital Cutting: The Unkindest Cut" (report on this African traditional practice from The Economist June18 2016) |
"Education in Modern Nigeria--Mixing the Modern and the Traditional" (article in The Economist July 26 2014 issue) |
"The Rise of the Islamic Feminists" by Elizabeth Segran (article in The Nation Dec 23 2013 issue) |
"Indian Mothers in Law: Curse of the Mummyji" (article in The Economist December 21 2013) |
"Fashion in Iran: Keep your eyes off those legs" (article in The Economist Sept 14 2013) |
"India's Languishing Countryside: A Village in a Million" (article in The Economist Dec 18 2010) |
"Robes for Women--the Movement to Ordain Female Priests" by Tim Padgett ( article in Sep 27 2010 Time) |
"How the World Eats," by Bryan Walsh (about preserving / abandoning traditional diets, in Time June 11 2007) |
Arranged (2007 movie about maintaining one's traditional beliefs despite modern stresses on them) |
God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre by Richard Grant (2008 book re: indigenous people, their traditions and the drug lords) |
consanguinity (refers to being of the same blood; this website takes a global perspective) |
Woman and Africa: Tradition and Change (a lesson plan) |
Native American Sacred Traditions and Western Culture |
Talking to Kids About Gender Stereotypes |
Masculinity (a Christian perspective) |
Parental Influence to Children's Socialization to Gender Roles, by Susan Witt |
"The Gender Conundrum," by Laura Fitzpatrick (article in Time November 19, 2007) |
Children's Literature: Gender Roles and Sex Stereotyping (website at Indiana University includes many links) |
The Science of Gender and Science (2005 debate at Harvard: Pinker vs. Spelke) |
China's Honor Code (Los Angeles Times story, April 15, 2006) |
Sex Roles, a Journal of Research |
Ban Same Sex Marriage (refers to itself as "The Ultimate web site providing information on the issues") |
Classic Feminist Writings |
Third World Network: Women's Rights and Gender Issues |
Culture of Androgeny |
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence |
Domestic Violence (from online encyclopedia) |
Global Perspective on Women's History |
Why Gender Matters, by Leonard Sax |
Raising Cain, book and PBS documentary (author Michael Thompson claims, "Boys measure everything they do by a single yardstick: does this make me look weak?") |
quotes related to tradition |
quotes related to feminism |
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spending your "reality cash" too early, before you have
seen
everything. "
from Coming of Age in the Global Village,
by
Stephen P. Cook, with Donella H. Meadows.