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− | ==14 Culture Change==
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| What is proposed in these posts is not a social, political or economic/financial “fix” for | | What is proposed in these posts is not a social, political or economic/financial “fix” for |
− | any democratic nation. What is proposed is a slow but deliberate and intentional effort | + | any democratic nation. What is proposed is a slow but deliberate and [[intentional]] effort |
| to change the culture of democratic nations to create social stability and sustainability — | | to change the culture of democratic nations to create social stability and sustainability — |
− | peace! | + | peace! by [[Daniel Raphael]], Ph.D. |
− | | + | ==See also== |
− | Culture change occurs spontaneously with individuals — individuals who are convinced | + | *'''''[[Social Sustainability]]''''' |
| + | ==14 Culture Change== |
| + | [[Culture]] change occurs [[spontaneously]] with individuals — individuals who are convinced |
| that it is insane for their nations to continue as they have for decades, centuries and | | that it is insane for their nations to continue as they have for decades, centuries and |
| even millennia. “Insanity” is defined as, “Doing the same thing over and over again | | even millennia. “Insanity” is defined as, “Doing the same thing over and over again |
| expecting different results.” We do not need to examine history very closely to see that | | expecting different results.” We do not need to examine history very closely to see that |
− | intrusion across national borders, conquering weaker or neutral nations, genocide and | + | intrusion across national borders, conquering weaker or neutral nations, [[genocide]] and |
| all of the other dimensions of war does not work. Currently, the world is experiencing | | all of the other dimensions of war does not work. Currently, the world is experiencing |
| ongoing, continual war in more than one region. | | ongoing, continual war in more than one region. |
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− | My intention for providing these posts is not to convince anyone that war is eminently | + | My [[intention]] for providing these posts is not to convince anyone that [[war]] is eminently |
− | destructive or that peace generates cooperation and sharing. My intention is to provide | + | destructive or that peace generates [[cooperation]] and sharing. My intention is to provide |
− | a learning process for generating culture change that results in sustainable families, | + | a learning [[process]] for generating culture change that results in sustainable families, |
| child rearing, communities, business, governments and economies, health care and | | child rearing, communities, business, governments and economies, health care and |
| education just to mention a few areas where creative and sustainable solutions are | | education just to mention a few areas where creative and sustainable solutions are |
| vitally needed. | | vitally needed. |
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− | To change a culture from engrained self-destructive social, political and economicfinancial | + | To change a culture from engrained self-destructive social, political and economic/financial |
| practices there must be a relatively easy to understand and implementable | | practices there must be a relatively easy to understand and implementable |
− | process for reinterpreting “reality” in terms that brings sustainability to societies, | + | process for reinterpreting “[[reality]]” in terms that brings sustainability to societies, |
| governments and economies. A number of readers have read this material and agree | | governments and economies. A number of readers have read this material and agree |
| that it is easy to read, but it is doggoned hard to understand. That’s the definition of | | that it is easy to read, but it is doggoned hard to understand. That’s the definition of |
− | cultural dissonance. We may not like what we are doing that is destroying our way of | + | cultural [[dissonance]]. We may not like what we are doing that is destroying our way of |
| life, but we are really uncomfortable with making any changes! | | life, but we are really uncomfortable with making any changes! |
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| To make that cultural change, most of us must understand how to create a different | | To make that cultural change, most of us must understand how to create a different |
− | outcome. Do you have an intention for your life for the future? For your family? For your | + | outcome. Do you have an intention for your life for the [[future]]? For your [[family]]? For your |
| community? For your city, county, state or nation? If not, then for the sake of | | community? For your city, county, state or nation? If not, then for the sake of |
| participating in the future, please do so. That’s a beginning. If you are really creative you | | participating in the future, please do so. That’s a beginning. If you are really creative you |
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| your family and your society. | | your family and your society. |
| ==15 Social Evolution of a Democratic Society== | | ==15 Social Evolution of a Democratic Society== |
− | To guide the conscious social evolution of a society, we must first be able to reframe | + | To guide the [[conscious]] social evolution of a society, we must first be able to reframe |
− | our relationship to it, much like a planetary manager, to gain the perspective of being | + | our [[relationship]] to it, much like a planetary manager, to gain the perspective of being |
| “outside” of society. Then we can view it by looking on to it, rather than being “in it” | | “outside” of society. Then we can view it by looking on to it, rather than being “in it” |
− | where everything is too close to gain an objective view of it all. | + | where [[everything]] is too close to gain an objective view of it all. |
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| Earth’s history of civilizations is littered with failures. All societies and all civilizations | | Earth’s history of civilizations is littered with failures. All societies and all civilizations |
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| existence so that democratic societies endure for centuries and millennia?” | | existence so that democratic societies endure for centuries and millennia?” |
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− | I think the first step is to see our societies as “social organisms” in much the same way | + | I think the first step is to see our societies as “social [[organisms]]” in much the same way |
| as we perceive the progressive developmental stages of an infant-becoming-an-adult. | | as we perceive the progressive developmental stages of an infant-becoming-an-adult. |
| The development of a child is to become an adult, to make decisions that support his or | | The development of a child is to become an adult, to make decisions that support his or |
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| sustainability. | | sustainability. |
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− | Without such a mentor or model, we will need is a reliable, consistent and universal | + | Without such a [[mentor]] or model, we will need is a reliable, consistent and universal |
| guide for the development of sustainable options, choice-making, decision-making and | | guide for the development of sustainable options, choice-making, decision-making and |
| action/implementation that points toward a sustainable future. This has not existed | | action/implementation that points toward a sustainable future. This has not existed |
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| (quality of life, growth and equality) as the rule of law for all social, political and | | (quality of life, growth and equality) as the rule of law for all social, political and |
| economic/financial relationships, then the size and functions of government will become | | economic/financial relationships, then the size and functions of government will become |
− | smaller. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law]) The other side of that equation is that | + | smaller. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law]) The other side of that equation is that |
| more responsibility must then come to rest on the shoulders of each individual and | | more responsibility must then come to rest on the shoulders of each individual and |
| organization to live in accordance with those values. | | organization to live in accordance with those values. |
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| makes social justice more immediate. Those values are encompassed in The Three | | makes social justice more immediate. Those values are encompassed in The Three |
| Moral Imperatives of Social Sustainability (Post #11). | | Moral Imperatives of Social Sustainability (Post #11). |
− | | + | ==Bibliographic Reference== |
| + | *'''''[https://www.dropbox.com/s/o89aonf6zo9bg0m/00%20BCOSS%20PUBLISHED.doc Basic Concepts Cumulative File]''''' |
| [[Category: Political Science]] | | [[Category: Political Science]] |
| + | [[Category: Sociology]] |