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Growing Up in a Society Practicing Ubuntu

Growing Up in a Society Practicing Ubuntu

Joseph Siloka Mukuni
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781799879473|ISBN10: 179987947X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799879480|EISBN13: 9781799879497
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch001
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Mukuni, Joseph Siloka. "Growing Up in a Society Practicing Ubuntu." Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, edited by Joseph Mukuni and Josiah Tlou, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch001

APA

Mukuni, J. S. (2021). Growing Up in a Society Practicing Ubuntu. In J. Mukuni & J. Tlou (Eds.), Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications (pp. 1-12). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch001

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Mukuni, Joseph Siloka. "Growing Up in a Society Practicing Ubuntu." In Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, edited by Joseph Mukuni and Josiah Tlou, 1-12. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch001

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Abstract

In this chapter, the author looks back at his life as a child growing up among a Bantu-speaking society in which life is guided by Ubuntu values. Ubuntu refers to a philosophy that teaches the interconnectedness of humans and the need, therefore, for people to affirm the humanness in each other, to relate humanely with others, and to work harmoniously and cooperatively as brothers and sisters. The philosophy also teaches us to be responsible stewards of the natural and wildlife environment because human survival depends on its sustainability.