“SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CHOICE OF LIVELIHOOD IN RURAL AREAS” There are many commonalities among rural areas which can be seen in the socioeconomic factors that influence their agricultural sectors. Traditionally, rural areas are seen as regions of low population densities. However, with urbanization transpiring everywhere, it has become difficult to distinguish rural areas. Rural areas are marked by proximity to nature, small community size, low population density and strong social cohesiveness in which the major walk of life of the inhabitants of the area was usually found to be farming (Khaleel and Ngah, 2013). Rural areas normally recognize the household as a simple unit of production that is self-sufficient, although wage and exchange labor may be considered during important
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To make things simpler, I want to show you a much more general outline—an examination of Collectivist and Individualist societies.
COLLECTIVISM VS. INDIVIDUALISM “Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her own immediate family. Collectivism—as its opposite—pertains to societies where people, from birth onward, are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.” (Definition from Hofstede, 1991, cited in Guichard and Lenz, 2005: 17)
Another definition that might give an unambiguous account of Individualism and Collectivism is that made by Triandis (1995: 11): “Collectivists are often socialized to enjoy their duty, even if that requires some sacrifices. Individualists do their duty only when their computations of the advantages and disadvantages suggest they would derive a clean benefit.”
AGRICULTURAL
To make things simpler, I want to show you a much more general outline—an examination of Collectivist and Individualist societies.
COLLECTIVISM VS. INDIVIDUALISM “Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her own immediate family. Collectivism—as its opposite—pertains to societies where people, from birth onward, are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.” (Definition from Hofstede, 1991, cited in Guichard and Lenz, 2005: 17)
Another definition that might give an unambiguous account of Individualism and Collectivism is that made by Triandis (1995: 11): “Collectivists are often socialized to enjoy their duty, even if that requires some sacrifices. Individualists do their duty only when their computations of the advantages and disadvantages suggest they would derive a clean benefit.”
AGRICULTURAL