It will take time for time to change : a temporal documentary of change in Sarwar Aali

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Abstract

Time concepts in a given culture are the reflection of social order maintained by that culture and it is very difficult for a culture to adapt a new conceptualization of time that opposes its social order. Change is an inevitable phenomenon and is part of the culture dynamics. A community accepts the change in socio-cultural sphere only if it is provided with a great incentive. Studying temporal organization of a culture not only provides knowledge about the socio-cultural scenario but also indicates the nature, direction and strength of change taking place in that culture because time provides ground for change to takes place. The current study aims to analyze the time concepts in a Pakistani village Sarwar aali with reference to its social order and tries to explain how time and change are interconnected in the socioeconomic set up of the community.

Citation

Mughal, M. (online). It will take time for time to change : a temporal documentary of change in Sarwar Aali. Omertaa (Kessel-Lo), 342-349

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Jun 20, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 4, 2014
• Journal: Omertaa: Journal for Applied Anthropology
• Electronic ISSN: 1784-3308
• Publisher: Expeditions : research in applied anthropology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 342-349
• Keywords: Perception of time, Time allocation, Social change, Sarwar Aali, Social organization, Pakistan.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1552317
• Publisher URL: http://www.omertaa.org/