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make changes in any one dimension has repercussions in each of the other
dimensions. To introduce a new method of obtaining water in a community,
for example, requires the introduction of new social institutions, or reorganising
of existing ones. to maintain the new water system. |
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| To
change something in one cultural dimension not only requires changes in
other dimensions, it causes changes in other dimensions. |
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| Learning
any new ways of doing things will require the learning of both new values
and new perceptions. Changes in any dimension will start changes,
like the ripples of water on a calm lake when you throw a stone into it,
and ultimately all six dimensions will change. |
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| Since
all resulting changes do not immediately appear simultaneously, we use
the term “culture lag” to describe elements that delay. |
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| Here
is a diagram that can be used as a framework for discussion of social change
and the inter relationships between cultural dimensions. |
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