essay
Microtechnology in rural Buganda
Technology and social change • Prospect Heights, Ill. • Published In 1987 • Pages: 244-267
By: Robbins, Michael C., Kilbride, Philip L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an investigation of the impact of microtechnologies on the social structure and culture of rural South Buganda. The specific microtechnologies examined are bicycles, radios, flashlights, lanterns, and watches. Besides the prestige value of owning the above items, the authors also found that i) the increased mobility afforded by bicycles enhanced economic activities and increased social interaction and communication among distant kin; ii) as a source of much new information, radios broadened social horizons and helped to relieve boredom; iii) watches facilitated the scheduling, regulating and coordinating of individual and group behavior; iv) lanterns and flashlights extended the day for social intercourse. The authors also looked at hair straightening which they argue has became a symbol of women's identification with modern culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Social personality
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Social relationships and groups
- Ordering of time
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ganda
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967, 1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1967-1969
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael C. Robbins and Philip L. Kilbride
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87115027
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ganda (African people)