Is There Really a Relationship Between Culture （真的有文化之间的关系）.pdfVIP

© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(1): 37-43 (2004) Is There Really a Relationship Between Culture and Development? Ifeyinwa Annastasia Mbakogu INTRODUCTION are communicated. It has to do with all the social, ethical, intellectual, scientific, The focus of this paper should expectedly artistic, and technological expressions and arouse diverse perceptions or expectations for processes of a people usually ethically and/ equally diverse individuals due to its universal or nationally or supra-nationally related, appeal in a world in constant search for new and usually living in a geographically ingredients for sustainable growth and develop- contiguous area; what they pass on to their ment. However, it must be emphasised that the successors and how these are passed on. paper is not intended to provide a network of Culture could therefore depict glaring simi- definitions on what culture and development are larities between people within the same territorial or are not. The major intentions are: providing space that fosters a feeling of oneness that they simplified definitions of ‘culture’ and ‘develop- would wish to preserve for future generations. ment’; discussing some issues that could have In addition, Shoremi (1999: 94) is of the view accounted for the gradual disintegration of our that “…any culture is a set of techniques for cultural heritage; assessing the culture-develop- adjusting both to the external environment and