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Title: | Adaption to New Technology: Some Cultural and Psychological Issues in Technological Development |
Author: | Kingsley, Phillip R. |
Year: | 1980 |
Periodical: | African Social Research |
Issue: | 30 |
Period: | December |
Pages: | 783-809 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | technology Development and Technology Labor and Employment Economics and Trade Health and Nutrition |
Abstract: | This paper attempts to discuss a number of cultural and psychological factors which have a bearing on the ease with which individuals may participate in an appropriate new technology in Third World, particularly African countries. The analysis begins with a consideration of the background of experience; and orientation which many people in a country like Zambia will bring to the process of technological change. In Zambia a significant proportion of the population has primarily experienced an agricultural, largely subsistence, mode of production. Even in urban areas, the traditional rural values and skills are likely to be strongly evident in the adaptation which many people make to their circumstances. What are the important characteristics of this background which might have a bearing on processes of technological change? This question is examined first of all in relation to the technology and work processes characterising the more traditional sector. Then a somewhat broader look is taken at some psychological characteristics which may have a cultural basis and may have a bearing on the development of technological skills. Notes, ref. |