ABATING ERODING TRENDS OF AFRICAN SOCIO-CULTURAL VALUES IN AGLOBALIZING WORLD THROUGH HOLISTIC VALUE RE-ORIENTATION
Globalizationisastrongforce.Socialandculturalvaluesonwhichasocietyiserected,sometimesradicallychange,asaresultofglobalization.Thus,Africanrichsocio-culturalvaluesarebeingincessantlypollutedandcorruptedasaresultoftechnologicaldevelopmentorchestratedbyglobalization.Valuere-orientationbecomesgermanebec...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 147-154 |
| Further subjects: | B
cultur
B value re-orientation B Globalization B Mass Media B Family |
| Summary: | Globalizationisastrongforce.Socialandculturalvaluesonwhichasocietyiserected,sometimesradicallychange,asaresultofglobalization.Thus,Africanrichsocio-culturalvaluesarebeingincessantlypollutedandcorruptedasaresultoftechnologicaldevelopmentorchestratedbyglobalization.Valuere-orientationbecomesgermanebecauseoftheovertandcovertinfluencesandassimilationsofwesternvaluesbyAfricans(especiallythenegativeones)whichhavecreatedaweirdvaluesystemswithdeleteriousconsequencesonAfricansocieties.Thispaperthereforeexaminestheplaceofvaluere-orientationinabatingtheerodingtrendsofthetraditionalAfricansocio-culturalvalues.ItconcludeswiththerecommendationsthatinferioritycomplexthatmakesAfricansbelievethatwesterncultureissuperior,shouldbediscouraged.Itisapoliticalstatementtoclaimthatonecultureissuperiortotheother.Themediashouldbeinforefrontofthisenlightenmentcampaigns.Theroleoffamilyiscriticalinvaluere-orientationbecausenootherinstitutionhasthecapacityintherealtermstoeffectivelyaccomplish this great task. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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