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Transcript of City dwelling vs. Rural living
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State UniversityCollege of Education
Agoo, La Union
Rural Living vs. City Dwelling
Writers: GROUP 8 (BEE 2-1)
∙ ALFRED MARK CASTILLO ∙ FERMIN LLOBRERA∙ CRISTINA RIVERA ∙ MARIA THERESA REMIENDO
Values Education: Personhood Development
Professor: Joanne E. Camus-Rivera Ph.D. Second Semester, SY 2012-2013January 10, 2013
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………
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Background ...………………………………………………………………….3
Statement of the Problem ………..……………………………………………4
Significance of the Paper ……….……………………………………………..4
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………
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A. Rural
Living………………………………………………………………….5
B. City
Dwelling………………………………………………………………..5
C. Advantages and Disadvantages of
Both…………………………………..6
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
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Summary..…………………………..
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Conclusion .………………….……………………………………………..
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Recommendation……………………………………………….…….…….
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
References …….…..………………………………………………………..
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Appendices ………..………………………………………………..
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Interview Questions……………………………………………………………13
The Respondents………………………………………………………………..14
The lifestyles of people living in the city or urban and rural areas
contrast in many aspects may it be in the lifestyles and culture. Most
people living in the city took the risks to transfer there from their
“promdy” life in the provinces. The researchers, then, sought to find
out some typical and observed differences between the city life and
rural living including the values, traditions, language, wants and needs
and others.
Background of the study
A lifestyle typically reflects on individual’s attitudes, and values
on world view. Therefore a lifestyle is a means of “forging “a sense of
self and to create cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity
( Gmelch, George, Kemper, Robert V. and Zenner, Walter P., Urban
Life: Reading in the Anthropology in the City, 2009 ). Not all aspects of
a lifestyle are voluntary.
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INTRODUCTION1
The lines between personal identity and everyday doings that
signal a particular lifestyle become blurred in modern society. Lifestyle
may include view on politics, religion, health, intimacy, culture, and
more. All of these aspects play a role in inspiring someone’s lifestyles.
In an individual lifestyle some of the natural environment is
needed, fresh air, clean water, clean home, clean neighborhood, and a
clean example for those at home. Those in the rural areas who are
nature involved decide to plant flower, vegetables, and other crops in
the backyard and are extremely strict on how to organize their
household. Those in the social environment or city are totally different.
Social Environment includes an individual’s living and working
conditions, income level, educational background, community and
religious beliefs if they have one. In the city there are certain
expectations from one self or from those around, expectations like
success and wanting the best.
Statement of the Problem
The aim of the researchers is to determine the difference in
lifestyle among individuals living in the urban area particularly Baguio
City where they have conducted the research and the rural area.
Significance of this study
This paper is significant to determine which aspects of life are
most important in terms of priorities for there are many benefits to
living in a city that simply aren’t available in a rural area or vice versa.
Through this study, it will open our eyes to both the benefits and
disadvantages of living in the city as compared to the province/ rural
areas.
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A. Rural Living
In the Philippines, for example, the centers of activities of
rural communities revolve around agricultural produce. Most
people are involved in the professions of farming and livestock
breeding. In some areas however factories are established
around rural areas to have an easy access to raw materials and
labor which hunt for work after harvesting season.
The people from rural areas are normally simple and
follow a closer to nature way of living. Filipino values like
“pagmamano”, “solidarity”, “hospitality”, “bayanihan” are
preserved. Children are taught to respect their elders. Few
youngsters are engaged to vices. Most sleep early at night.
Ladies are conservative—“Dalagang Filipina” in which they don’t
go out wearing tights or too short shorts and too daring tops.
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DISCUSSION2
B. City Dwelling
Life in cities or urban areas however, is far more complex
and diverse than in rural areas. Most people are engaged on
activities such as merchandising, services, production, banking,
call centers, malling, etc. People in the cities or urban areas tend
to be generally more passive in their activities and are
extravagant comparatively. The city is ok. Everything is right
there when and where you need it. You have never to go far for
anything.
People in the Baguio are hard working. They work hard for
their living due to living in the city is quite costly. The climate is
good for a day’s or even night’s work. “People are educated,
very liberated, kind, most are low-profiled, humble, you cannot
see their true stature in appearance” according to one of our
respondents. As we have observed, few values are preserved
most have faded maybe because of foreign influences. Only few
children have right manners although still have a sense of
respect to their elders. Ladies wear tights and daring clothes.
C. Advantages and Disadvantages of Both
In rural areas things are peaceful. Some of the advantages
of rural life are space and nature, there’s enough space between
houses. There’s plenty of room to do whatever you wish. Nature
is right out your back door. The air is clean and never smoggy,
independence, in rural areas you are generally left alone to do
whatever you want; community, there’s a feeling of family, and
you are familiar with most of the people in the area.
While some of the advantages of urban or city life are
public transportation is anywhere; cultural life, if you value
going to diverse concerts, attending art galleries on a very
regular basis, city life is for you; diversity, you get to meet a
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huge variety of people on a daily basis, urban life is branded to
have luxurious amenities such as elevators, escalators and other
modern amenities such as internet and satellite communications
like Smart, Sun, PLDT, Globe etc.; urban areas provide topnotch
educational facilities, huge medical services, and employment
opportunities.
The respondents of the survey found the following
advantages of living in the city.
1. Accessibility
2. Convenience in travel
3. Technological advancement
4. Availability of jobs
5. Easy communication
6. Good schools and universities
While some of the respondents list the following as
disadvantages of living in the city.
1. Over populated
2. Pollution
3. High cost of living
With regard to lifestyle the things noted by the researcher
based on the data gathered were: moderate adjustment on way
of living, it cannot be argued that living in the city is very
expensive, values were somehow affected, and culture shock
was not an issue.
In addition to the findings, 2 out of the 3 respondents
prefer to stay in the city for good.
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Summary
The nature of urban and rural lifestyles and its effects on people
is the most important difference between living in the city or urban
area and living in the rural area. It is supposed that people who live in
rural areas are calmer, more family-oriented, conservative, and easy to
deal with. They are used to moving at a lower space. However in cities
life is very fast. Therefore, the people who live in today’s metropolises
are generally busier, career-oriented, focused and concerned about
their own problems, more direct and broadminded.
Besides, such factor as the opportunities for education, career
development and living advanced social life, which are available in big
cities, must be considered another important difference. It is a known
fact that the majority of higher education establishments, culture,
sports and entertainment facilities, financial and health care,
institutions, hotels and big shopping malls etc. are located in
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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cosmopolitan areas. At the same time, people who live in the rural
areas have less access to modern amenities and services, as well as
quite limited opportunities for career and personal development,
entertainment and leisure activities, and so on. Social standards and
tradition of communication is one more significant point of difference
between living in cities and living in rural area. Rural communities are
considerably less crowded than urban area so people who live in rural
areas usually know and understand each other better, willingly
cooperate and support each other. In contrast to this, in cities people
are regularly involved in excessive social interaction and a great deal
of various activities that is why many of them feel tired of
communication and tend to be less open to others, than the people
who live in rural areas.
Finally, it is impossible not to mention the differences in day to
day cost of living in cities and in rural areas. Even taking into account
better job and career opportunities in modern metropolises, living in
cities is usually more expensive, and it is not always easy to afford
everything one may need. Therefore, many people have to get a
record job in order to have extra income and make the ends meet. In
contrast to this is rural area it is relatively easier to minimize the
expenses for housing and food. In addition, many families living in the
rural areas have their gardens, so they can live off the land and have
fruit, vegetables and green stuffs of their own.
“The differences between living in the cities and living in rural
areas are not limited with the factors above. Such aspects as natural
environment on social safety can be mentioned also. Certainly, there
are cultural, ethics, economic or even geographic dimensions, which
can blur the mentioned generalizations, and it is possible to find people
who live in rural areas but have the attitudes and life- style of the
cities. Besides, such factors as technological progress and new job
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opportunities in modern countryside, as well as introduction of traffic
free and green zones in cities contribute into making its differences
between living in small and big cities smaller and smaller “ ( Ganzel,
Bill, Ganzel Group,2009 ).
Conclusions
It is nearly impossible to find a good answer to the question,
what better life-style in living in the city or living in the rural areas.
What is good for one person might not be good for another! Some
people enjoy hyper- active life in cosmopolitan area, where they can
use all modern amenities and have practically unlimited opportunities
for work and leisure. At the same time, other people feel the urge to be
closer to nature. They take pleasure from living peacefully and spend
their free times fishing, hiking, plowing in the farm, certainly, modern
life in the city and the one in rural areas are connected with a great
deal of differences.
Recommendations
There are lots of people out there living in urban areas who are
happy with their environment and there are also a lots of people in
rural areas who yearn for something different. One key thing if you’re
feeling unhappy with your environment, think of making a change.
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Think deeply the advantages of both world (city and rural) would offer
to you for a long time.
1. Jmelch, George; Kemper, Robert V. and Zennen, Walter P.
Urban Life. Readings in the Anthropolgy in the City, 2009.
2. Janzell, Bill, Janzel Group, 2009.
3. Zaide, Antonio F., Sociology: Urban Life, 1989.
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REFERENCES
A. Interview QuestionsB. Respondent’s Profile
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APPENDICES
A. Interview Questions
RESPONDENT’S PROFILE
NAME OF RESPONDENT: __________________________________City Address: ____________________________________________Provincial Address: _______________________________________Nationality: _________ Occupation: _______________________Civil Status: ____________ Gender: ______
Religion: ______________ Age: ________
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS1. How many are you in the family? Do you own the house or
renting it? 2. How many years since you lived/transferred here in the city?
How many years are you staying here in Baguio? Do you want to stay here forever? Why? Why not?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages living in a city? What are the problems you usually encounter?
4. How is your lifestyle here in the city different from that of your province life before?
5. What are the different values that you encountered living in a farm and living here in the city? Have you experienced culture shock when you transferred here?
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6. What are the experiences that affect your family value living? Your social values and culture (including your customs, religion, traditions, etc.)
7. What are the family values that you observe in your family? In your neighbors? How will you maintain the family values?
8. Can you provide the needs and wants of your family? How? Specify the typical needs and wants of your family members.
9. Is it difficult to live in the city? Why did you say so?10. Where will you prefer to live, in the city or in the farm?
Why?
B. Respondent’s Profile
Name: Ericson UbayCity
Address: Bakakeng Norte, Baguio CityProvincial Address: Agoo,
La UnionNationality: Filipino Age: 46
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Civil Status: SingleGender: MaleOccupation: TechnicianReligion: Born Again Christian
“We are 3 in the family, and rent a house. As I remember, I live here in Baguio for more than 10 years…”
Name: Vivian AgcaoileCity Address: Bakakeng Norte, BCProvincial Address: Magapit, Lallo,
Cagayan Valley
Nationality: Filipino Age: 42Civil Status: MarriedGender: FemaleOccupation: HousewifeReligion: Roman Catholic
“We are 5 in the family and rent a house. We’ve been here for 6 years and I want to go back to our province, where my kids have grown…”
Name: William GonzalesCity Address:Bakakeng Norte,
Baguio City
Provincial Address: -none-Nationality: Filipino Age: 31Civil Status: SingleGender: Male
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Occupation: AccountantReligion: Born Again
“We are 7 in the family. We rent the house. It’s been eleven years since we transferred in Baguio from Manila.”
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