Suchergebnisse

Since Gabriel Tarde's LES LOIS DE L'IMITATION (The Laws of Imitation), many soc sci'ts have developed various theories on imitation based on the individual psychol'al approach to the study of imitative behavior. However, the sociol'al concept of imitation in its cross-cultural perspective still needs to be explored. An attempt is made to re-evaluate the concepts of imitation based on an ethnosociol'al approach. This conceptual scheme is employed to analyze the nature, motives, & limitations of imitative action in the process of intersocietal culture diffusion, esp as they relate to modernization. As the final problematic the modifiability of imitation is discussed, drawing some examples from the recent Korean accultuation experience. To conclude, phenomenological perspective is essential if one is to understand the basic motives of imitation in the transculturation process. Without modification, an attempt at modernization through sheer imitation of the West will not achieve the basic motives toward innovative soc change in the non-Western developing countries. AA.