In this paper I will discuss traditional and modern society. Traditional society often denotes a negative picture of society as “primitive, non-scientific, and emotional, although it is sometimes linked with a mythical golden age of close-knit family values and community” (http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/traditional_society.aspx). In contrast modern society is defined as “people living together in the current time” (http://www.yourdictionary.com/modern-society). Both societies have been successful but to what degree, who follows traditional and who follows modern. It is questioned that traditional promotes a more calm and unified environment as opposed to modern which conjures up the notion of fast paced, aggressive, and constant change.
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In relation to the Sarakatsani culture in a traditional society, "Sarakatsani cannot tolerate any form of cruelty to children" Campbell, P. 190). Nevertheless, this does not mean abuse to children didn’t happen. John K. Campbell explains how a father was whipping his daughter, for what seems as; she could not lift any of the stones. Campbell continues to elucidate that when the father noticed someone was watching, he stopped his immoral action. In the traditional society they were based on toil and there was child labor involved. However, in a modern society during the time of the industrial revolution, children were put to work for extreme hours, in harsh conditions. Edward Palmer Thompson explains "[T]here was a drastic increase in the intensity of exploration of child labour between 1780 and 1840, and every historian acquainted with the sources know that this is so" (Thompson, P. 366). Children were placed to work in mines and factories, the conditions that they worked in would cause sickness and could lead to death. "Child labour was not new. The child was an intrinsic part of the agricultural and industrial economy before 1780, and remained so until rescued by schools" (Thompson, P. 367). Child labour is a huge issue and although it has been improved, it is far from over. Thompson explains how children in the last hours of their …show more content…
Robert Helibroner explains how the moral economy works in a traditional society. He uses the example of a Kalahari culture and how they divide up food after the hunter has killed the animal. "Gai had been the hunter and by their law that much belonged to him. No one doubted that he would share his large amount with the others, and they were not wrong, of course; he did" (Heilbroner, P. 7). I believe Helibroner is explaining that the moral economy of a traditional society is making sure everyone had an equal amount of food and is not based on who gets the most. In relation to a modern society, Things are different. "The food riot in eighteenth-century England was a highly complex form of direct popular action" (Thompson, P.188). The food riot is a result of food costing more than people are making. This would also allow sellers to 'set the price ' based on demand. On the contrary, where in a traditional society everything is shared and divided equally. Modern society 's moral economy is taken as a way to earn more moral than another
In relation to the Sarakatsani culture in a traditional society, "Sarakatsani cannot tolerate any form of cruelty to children" Campbell, P. 190). Nevertheless, this does not mean abuse to children didn’t happen. John K. Campbell explains how a father was whipping his daughter, for what seems as; she could not lift any of the stones. Campbell continues to elucidate that when the father noticed someone was watching, he stopped his immoral action. In the traditional society they were based on toil and there was child labor involved. However, in a modern society during the time of the industrial revolution, children were put to work for extreme hours, in harsh conditions. Edward Palmer Thompson explains "[T]here was a drastic increase in the intensity of exploration of child labour between 1780 and 1840, and every historian acquainted with the sources know that this is so" (Thompson, P. 366). Children were placed to work in mines and factories, the conditions that they worked in would cause sickness and could lead to death. "Child labour was not new. The child was an intrinsic part of the agricultural and industrial economy before 1780, and remained so until rescued by schools" (Thompson, P. 367). Child labour is a huge issue and although it has been improved, it is far from over. Thompson explains how children in the last hours of their …show more content…
Robert Helibroner explains how the moral economy works in a traditional society. He uses the example of a Kalahari culture and how they divide up food after the hunter has killed the animal. "Gai had been the hunter and by their law that much belonged to him. No one doubted that he would share his large amount with the others, and they were not wrong, of course; he did" (Heilbroner, P. 7). I believe Helibroner is explaining that the moral economy of a traditional society is making sure everyone had an equal amount of food and is not based on who gets the most. In relation to a modern society, Things are different. "The food riot in eighteenth-century England was a highly complex form of direct popular action" (Thompson, P.188). The food riot is a result of food costing more than people are making. This would also allow sellers to 'set the price ' based on demand. On the contrary, where in a traditional society everything is shared and divided equally. Modern society 's moral economy is taken as a way to earn more moral than another