Pre- and Colonial Influence on Work Ethics of Africans: A Case of Tooro, Western Uganda
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
The study was aimed at tracing the evolution of work ethics in Tooro Society from pre-colonial to post-independence time, as guided by the following objectives: to identify the work ethics of the people in Tooro, explain the different reasons for working in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial era in Tooro society, and establish how influential colonialism was on the work ethics of the people in Tooro. The survey research design and specifically qualitative methods were used on the local people aged above forty five years. The study established that, work ethics of the indigenous people of Tooro were imbedded in taboos, proverbs, customs, tales, and stories. Tremendous changes have taken place in the traditional work ethics since the colonial era which introduced terms and conditions of work, contradicting with Tooro values and purpose of work. While pre-colonial purpose of work targeted society welfare, colonialism introduced new civilization and monitory economy which targeted individuals hence changing the work ethics among the Batooro. Conclusively, the postcolonial Tooro work ethics which continued to post-independence is a hybrid of both pre- colonial and colonial era. Therefore there is need to uphold good work ethics of the Batooro which made work meaningful to everybody, but also respect the introduced terms and conditions of work in order to reduce on redundancy of a section of the population.
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Doris K. Kaije
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