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How has modern Technology and Economy changed the Traditional African attitude to work?

How has modern Technology and Economy changed the Traditional African attitude to work?

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Kavungya
(i) Today there is change of roles. Duties which were done by man only are being done by
women and also duties which were done by women only are also being done by men.
(ii) One's talents are not fully utilized because of job specialization.
(iii) Today some people have machines to work for them as opposed to the idea that everyone was
a worker in Traditional African societies.
(iv) In modern society some people do not want to work but they want to earn a living through
begging, stealing and playing games like gambling.
(v) Today people view work in terms of career, which one gets into after work as part and parcel
of entire life process. That is work begun at youthful stage upto old age till one was too old to
work.
(vi) In traditional African communities, age, sex and inheritance determined the work one did but
today the choice of the occupation one does is determined by the education he has received.
(vii) In traditional African communities there was co-operation in work, but in modern society
there is steep competition that may lead to rivalry.
(viii) Today some people are doing unacceptable jobs like prostitution just to earn a living.
(ix) In modern society work is meant to benefit an individual whilst in traditional African
communities work benefited the entire community.
(x) Unemployment was unheard of in traditional African communities because everyone was
employed but today it is a common problem.
(xi) Today job inheritance is rare but in traditional African communities many jobs were inherited
from parents e.g. blacksmith, craftsmanship.
Kavungya answered the question on November 15, 2022 at 12:07

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