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Created by : Jyoti CHETANI, Freelancer, Equity Research/Analytics  | 06 26 2010 14:02:54 +0000
Industry : PublishingFunctional Area : India(Markets)
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Behavioral modernity is a term used in anthropology, archeology and sociology to refer to a set of traits that distinguish present day humans and their recent ancestors from both living primates and other extinct hominid lineages. It is the point at which Homo sapiens began to demonstrate a reliance on symbolic thought and to express cultural creativity. These developments are often thought to be associated with the origin of language.[1] There are two main theories regarding when modern human behavior emerged.[2] One theory holds that behavioral modernity occurred as a sudden event some 50 kya (50,000 years ago), possibly as a result of a major genetic mutation or as a result of a biological reorganization of the brain that led to the emergence of modern human natural languages.[3] Proponents of this theory refer to this event as the Great Leap Forward[4] or the Upper Paleolithic Revolution. The second theory holds that there was never any single technological or cognitive revolution. Proponents of this view argue that modern human behavior is basically the result of the gradual accumulation of knowledge, skills and culture occurring over hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution.[5] Proponents of this view include Stephen Oppenheimer in his book Out of Eden, and John Skoyles and Dorion Sagan in their book Up from Dragons: The evolution of human intelligence. Modern human behavior is observed in cultural universals which are the key elements shared by all groups of people throughout the history of humanity. Examples of elements that may be considered cultural universals are language, religion, art, music, myth, cooking, games, and jokes. While some of these traits distinguish Homo sapiens from other species in their degree of articulation in language based culture, they all have analogues in animal ethology. Since cultural universals are found in all cultures including some of the most isolated indigenous groups, scientists believe that these traits must have evolved or have been invented in Africa prior to the exodus.[6][7][8][9] Classic evidence of behavioral modernity includes: finely-made tools fishing evidence of long-distance exchange or barter among groups systematic use of pigment (such as ochre) and jewellery for decoration or self-ornamentation figurative art (cave paintings, petroglyphs, figurines) game playing and music burial A more terse definition of the evidence is the behavioral B's: blades, beads, burials, bone toolmaking, and beauty.[10] It might be thought that behavioral modernity preceded language, but the complex behaviors from the list above are thought to suggest language was necessary and that they must have been at least contemporary developments.
 
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By Mind, Talent, Expressions, Thinking - Exposure not required. Vs Only fashions Can make mordern
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He guy`s lot of debates here of dressing sense, 21st century thinking, etc. etc. Do really the latest trends of fashion makes people mordern ? Lot of girls showing themselves as mordern but very jealosy and mean. Does really it meant modern. Moreover claimed to be mordern but the boy freinds or husbands are not allowed to keep any Female freinds, Why ? I don`t think fashion makes the people mordern. Its the only mind and talent, thinking, behaviour , openess that makes someone mordern. Think properly, before debating! That are you mordern ??? Don`t beat the doldrums.......
By Jyoti CHETANI, Freelancer, Equity Research/Analytics  06 26 2010 14:02:54 +0000
 
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Jyoti Good One!

But how can we compare fashion clothes with our mind, talent, thinking.?? Because mind and all other things mentioned by you are those things which can't be compare with any physical goods i.e. clothes.

Critics are the inventors of all these statements.....

Modern and Modernization concept are not applicable in India till now. We are just copying modern techniques from other countries. I don't believe that fashionable clothes can make human modern but we can accept them as a symbol of modernization mind or copy of modernization..

It is the reason and also the answer of your question. I am taking an example:- We are considering both men and women, as per your question Girls thought that fashionable clothes makes them modern. why ? I don't think that Indian girls wearing more fashionable clothes. Because critics want to compare women of 21st century with Indian non-working women of 19th century. This comparison is the main cause to become modern through clothes as compare to women of 19th century. When merely a woman worked in offices. Because critics were also there... "HOW CAN A WOMAN WORK WITH MEN"? But now women are working with men. Critics are not able to stop it. It became trend. All men, father, boyfriend allow girl to work. Can a BURKA wearing girl go for direct selling job ? If a girl wears professional suit like men i think it is a symbol of modernization in India.

Critics are always presence in atmosphere. But when a concept become popular then critics change their mind, leave the topic and choose other one. Can we think in 21st century that women are not allowed to work with men? It is a symbol of modernization. Can we think in 21st century that women are not allowed to study with men (Coed)? "Women are not allowed to do business"? Women are not allowed to go for higher study?We don't think, don't believe in all this in 21st century. I mean to say clothes are also a part of our modern mind, talent, expression, thinking......

Simple example:- A professional suit wearing women, who is driving a car? what is your perception after watching that scene.... Yes.. An educated, working modern women.......

My question is that why WOMEN ARE ALWAYS VICTIMS . Same in your topic Jyoti. Why you didn't take example of men or critics for clarity.?


By Vipin Bhasin, Private Equity/Hedge Fund/VC-Manager, Indian Investment Co.  06 28 2010 19:54:10 +0000
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One should be modern by his thinking & by his actions @ work but not buy it's clothes.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 03 03 2011 06:05:38 +0000
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Hi, Vipin,

My statement and topic for discussions had not made any comparison for the mind, thinking etc. with the physical like clothing.

But I had a clear view on mentality of morderness, it means how to make oneself mordern? To be fashionable by wearing or bring talent to mind ?

How ?? Do really fashionable peoples are mordern ?

Its just a people thinking and views.


By Jyoti CHETANI, Freelancer, Equity Research/Analytics  | 06 29 2010 18:50:01 +0000
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fashion is comes from creativity of mind. when our thoughts are modern, we are modern-our expressions are modern,our dress is modern too .... . .
By Chandra Prakash Agrawal, Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini  | 06 28 2010 14:24:45 +0000
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Modernization is not what we wear or how we look, it is in our mind and soul. How we look things around us !!!

 


By Darshana Sawant, HR Manager, Leading IT services company  | 06 28 2010 08:56:50 +0000
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As far as I am concerned, the fashion statement both in male & female is an undisputed part of modern statement.

Wheather some body is modern or not depends on the mindset of the persons concerned.

Take the case of Khap Panchayat there everybody is in modern dress but their feelings are probably a 1000 year old.


By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 06 27 2010 13:05:22 +0000
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modren is not in our dressing it should be shown in our general life how we are living and how we are giving respect to others and how we are thinking about one issue etc so many things we have to cover with our neat dressing
By mula santhoshreddy, HR Executive, MINDS INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS  | 06 27 2010 10:45:04 +0000
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As far as my refrence for modern thinking it always refletion of your persona and thinking is set of ideas and ideas always reflected by your inner psychology your intelligence IQ EQ and talent . Girls of modern era always think some how different and if the god has made them best creature now they are proving by their skills and for me inner beauty makes the thiking modern and modernity never defined by dress or fashion so for me if the god has given them mind they are using and always exceling
By Vivekanand , Senior Consultant (Economic & Rural Research) SAARC Nations, United Nations Development Programme  | 06 27 2010 07:43:56 +0000
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exactly dear,i am totally agree with your comment,thinking ,mind and talent, thinking, behaviour , openness ,these are some of factors which proofs that girl or anybody is an modern..............


By reena singh, Marketing, Ariisto House  | 06 27 2010 07:26:02 +0000
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good ideas to share with you , exactly it is the scene prevailing in the society , shows off modern style but remains as if born in 50's .


By puneet , Manager Admin  | 06 26 2010 14:29:20 +0000
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This is copied from my another blog here :

== to attract boys : may not be always  be correct. Have seen in some community, where girls are never married to stranger boys ( U recollect Rizanur Rahaman case in Kol ), also put on revealing dresses. Ladies, who have finally decided not 2marry are not exception. Then ... what is the reason ? Best Girls 2give us answer ..m my another post.

Real beauty : What somebody told : "Real Beauty" of a girl might be known in a summer day, in sunlight, at around noon, in most plain dresses without any make-up. It is rare. So ? The dress and beauty parlours. Quite a good chunk of people have surplus fund these days - children 'use' some of them for beauty and dress

Why revealing dress : The beauty contest, cosmetic industry and fashion designs etc have done the most hamper ( dont think that consumers are inocent).

Dress of Advanced country is no better : I was looking to a question of a very young boy : In mainly cold climatic countries, men are dressed in Suits with full covers including neck tye. In similar sitituatin why women are in a dress where they are mostly un-covered ?


By ASOKE KUSARI, Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India  | 06 26 2010 15:35:53 +0000
 
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