“Culture” can be defined in many ways. UNESCO has defined culture as the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or a social group. It includes not only the arts and literature, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs.
Culture related undertakings contribute to an increase in the intellectual potential of populous and the building of a conscious, open and tolerant citizen society. It may be emphasized that culture is a base for initiating cooperation and human communications, performing numerous education functions and thereby stimulating different factions of society. Culture, which comprises one of the …show more content…
Some cultures believe in a greater good, in unity, in the rule of law. They impacts on society as well. Some cultures believe in a greater good, in unity, in the rule of law. They are optimistic, hopeful, ambitious and ready to pull together. Others can be paranoid, fragmented, uncertain of their place in the modern world, angry, resistant to change. Rich countries can be overconfident and brash. Poor countries can see themselves as victims and become despondent.
World population has exploded. What is interesting is that the countries where this has happened are often those where women do not play a role in business or society. When women are educated and given a choice, some will stay at home and look after children, and others will pursue careers or start small businesses. This is an important factor, as some countries have seen their population double or triple without their economies keeping pace.
If there are certain groups that are discriminated against, the country’s overall productivity can suffer.
This may be a tribe, a caste, a racial category or minority language group. Cameroon has both …show more content…
UNESCO was the first to link the terms “culture” and “development” and again the first to raise the question of the cultural dimension of development taking the responsibility to stimulate the process of integration of the cultural policies into the development strategies worldwide. In 1980s and 1990s need was felt to place people at the center of development processes. In 1998-1999 UNESCO launched the World Decade on Culture and Development to advocate for the contribution of culture in national and international development policies.
UNESCO efforts and contributions have not received the treatment they deserve due to their difficult conceptual definition, which has resulted in a wide range of notions and interpretations on the role of culture in development that, on many occasions, have created a degree of contradiction. The conceptual contributions to development have not placed culture as a determining and essential factor. The principles of economics, attach little importance to culture on development agendas despite the great efforts made by different United Nations agencies.
In order to conclude it may be stated that culture is an underlying force for
Culture related undertakings contribute to an increase in the intellectual potential of populous and the building of a conscious, open and tolerant citizen society. It may be emphasized that culture is a base for initiating cooperation and human communications, performing numerous education functions and thereby stimulating different factions of society. Culture, which comprises one of the …show more content…
Some cultures believe in a greater good, in unity, in the rule of law. They impacts on society as well. Some cultures believe in a greater good, in unity, in the rule of law. They are optimistic, hopeful, ambitious and ready to pull together. Others can be paranoid, fragmented, uncertain of their place in the modern world, angry, resistant to change. Rich countries can be overconfident and brash. Poor countries can see themselves as victims and become despondent.
World population has exploded. What is interesting is that the countries where this has happened are often those where women do not play a role in business or society. When women are educated and given a choice, some will stay at home and look after children, and others will pursue careers or start small businesses. This is an important factor, as some countries have seen their population double or triple without their economies keeping pace.
If there are certain groups that are discriminated against, the country’s overall productivity can suffer.
This may be a tribe, a caste, a racial category or minority language group. Cameroon has both …show more content…
UNESCO was the first to link the terms “culture” and “development” and again the first to raise the question of the cultural dimension of development taking the responsibility to stimulate the process of integration of the cultural policies into the development strategies worldwide. In 1980s and 1990s need was felt to place people at the center of development processes. In 1998-1999 UNESCO launched the World Decade on Culture and Development to advocate for the contribution of culture in national and international development policies.
UNESCO efforts and contributions have not received the treatment they deserve due to their difficult conceptual definition, which has resulted in a wide range of notions and interpretations on the role of culture in development that, on many occasions, have created a degree of contradiction. The conceptual contributions to development have not placed culture as a determining and essential factor. The principles of economics, attach little importance to culture on development agendas despite the great efforts made by different United Nations agencies.
In order to conclude it may be stated that culture is an underlying force for