Traditions concepts
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What is one potential consequence of adhering to outdated traditions in society?

  • Facilitating economic growth
  • Encouraging creativity
  • Inhibiting innovation (correct)
  • Promoting social harmony
  • Which of the following practices represents a harmful tradition that may persist despite its negative effects?

  • Cultural festivals
  • Local cuisine
  • Female circumcision (correct)
  • Traditional crafts
  • In the context of group identity, what role does idealizing the past play?

  • Encourages critical thinking
  • Increases tolerance for diversity
  • Provides emotional escape (correct)
  • Promotes social change
  • What occurs when harmful practices are normalized through tradition?

    <p>Subconscious acceptance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does traditionalism primarily emphasize?

    <p>Stability and preservation of past practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does anti-traditionalism advocate for?

    <p>Change and progress, often disregarding old traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential dysfunction of tradition related to social change?

    <p>Incompatibility with societal adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What function do invented traditions serve in society?

    <p>They reinforce identity and unity among diverse groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a quantitative change in tradition from a qualitative change?

    <p>Qualitative change refers to the number of people involved in a tradition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can traditions act as a form of resistance to change?

    <p>By maintaining existing societal norms and values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary mechanism through which traditions are transmitted?

    <p>Through communal rituals and shared experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does political power play in the concept of tradition?

    <p>It can promote or create traditions to enhance authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect does NOT contribute to what makes a tradition?

    <p>The presence of absolute truth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What query is likely to prompt societies to reconsider their traditions?

    <p>Questioning tradition through critical thought.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key feature of the processual nature of traditions?

    <p>Traditions reflect ongoing changes in social contexts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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