Time in Africa

Posted on October 1, 2012 by KienanBrownrigg

I am going to research the perception of time in Africa. Time in Africa is much more relaxed than in busy, more western areas such a New York City. Africa is said to have an “emotional time consciousness”  which contrasts with Western “mechanical time consciousness”. African cultures follow a “polychronic” way of living, which means people tend to manage more than one thing at a time rather than in a strict sequence.

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One Response to Time in Africa

  1. jfillerup says:
    October 3, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    You’ll certainly find interesting things about perceptions of time in Africa. But remember, Africa is a HUGH continent full of different countries, cultures, and sub-cultures. You’ll probably want to choose one African country or culture to examine for your project.

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