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Another example is constituted by the societies in Africa where children still die of starvation, where medicine is unavailable and where the elderly are in their 30s. In Angola and Zambia for instance, the life expectancy at birth is of 38 years -- the lowest at the global level (Central Intelligence Agency, 2010). The list of examples could go on, but fact remains that the cultural differences of states teach the individual of the importance of safeguarding human rights and supporting wealth and stability throughout the planet. Both environmental and social teachings motivate the individual to become more responsible and take action to make the world a better place.
C. Personal and group influences on other groups and cultures
The believes, attitudes, actions, values and so on of the people in our culture or the people in other cultures can generically be influenced in two specific manners:
They are promoted at the level of the respective groups and cultures
They are directly exemplified for the other group and culture to witness their importance and benefits first hand.
In order to better understand the two means of influencing groups and cultures, it is best to reveal two real life situations. Throughout his life, the individual belongs to a series of social groups, such as the family, the place of employment, the friends and so on. At the level of the familial social formation, the individual shared the values of financial responsibility and self accountability. At the level of the employment place, the individual had a colleague facing financial problems and more pressure was placed as the family was unable to help with the burden. The teaching of financial responsibility and self accountability were transferred from the familial group to the employment place and they have helped the second individual overcome his personal problems. Other eloquent examples...
Within the modern day community, the well-being of the environment is a necessity for future stability on the planet. But it is not sufficient to promote this belief, it is compulsory to implement it. In this sense:
The more environmentally responsible companies move for energy efficient technologies and this generates more competition in the industry, to as such influence other economic agents to focus on environmental responsibility
The governments in the more developed countries support their populations in becoming greener, increasing as such the social pressures for the governments in other states to also support their populations' green initiatives.
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Lenk, H., Global technoscience and responsibility: schemes applied to human values, technology, creativity and globalization, LIT Verlag Munster, 2007
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