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HSB - The Effects of Technology on families and traditional cultures

HSB - The Effects of Technology on families and traditional cultures. The Case of Bhutan. Case Study: Bhutan. Bhutan. Bhutan. The Dzong in the Paro Valley, built in 1646. Thimphu, Capital city of Bhutan. Bhutan. Population: 741,000 (2012 est)

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HSB - The Effects of Technology on families and traditional cultures

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  1. HSB - The Effects of Technology on families and traditional cultures The Case of Bhutan

  2. Case Study: Bhutan

  3. Bhutan

  4. Bhutan The Dzong in the Paro Valley, built in 1646 Thimphu, Capital city of Bhutan

  5. Bhutan • Population: 741,000 (2012 est) • Urban population: 36.4% (2012 est) -- 21% in 2000 • Life expectancy: 67.9 (2012 est) -- 36.9 in 1970, 52.5 in 1990 • Child mortality: 45 per thousand (2012 est) -- 271 per thousand in 1970, 131 per thousand in 1990, 80 per thousand in 2000 • Literacy rate: 54% (10% in 1982) • Mobile phone users: 74% (2012 est) • Internet users: 25% (2012 est) • Religion – Buddhist (75%), Hindu (25%) • Economy – GNP per capita: US$2420 (2012 est) -- US$1100 in 2000 • Government – Constitutional monarchy (changed from absolute monarchy very recently) • Language – English taught in school and is official working language; national language is Dzonghkha Statistics from UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bhutan_statistics.html)

  6. Bhutan • Thimphu: only capital city in the world without a traffic light • Last country in the world to get television (1999) • Marijuana is fed to the pigs • Tobacco sales, billboards and plastic bags are prohibited • Buddhist religious and cultural traditions are central • More monks than soldiers • Gross National Product is not as important as Gross National Happiness • Source: Silver Donald Cameron, TEDxHalifax, “Bhutan: The Pursuit of Gross National Happiness,” July 20, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLJwYW6-Ao

  7. Gross National Happiness (GNH) Bhutan is the only country to officially adopt a policy of Gross National Happiness Four pillars of GNH: 1) Sustainable and equitable development 2) Environmental protection 3) Cultural Preservation 4) Good governance GNH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI

  8. Bhutan Case Study Traditional Cultural Values: Loss of/Breakdown of: New Temptations/distractions: New Values:

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