Human Society as a Community of Practice

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  • Takenoshita Yuji
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Chubu Gakuin University

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  • 実践共同体としてのヒト社会
  • ジッセン キョウドウタイ ト シテ ノ ヒト シャカイ

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<p>A social group of nonhuman primates is a collection of individuals, each of whom is capable to acquiring resources for survival from the environment. The process of maturity for nonhuman primates involves the decrease, and ultimately dissolution, of dependence on others for resource acquisition. In contrast, human society is a community of practice in which members cooperate to obtain resources from the environment and share them with each other through exchange and distribution networks. In human society, therefore, maturity is not a process of decreasing dependence, but a process through which individuals construct dependency relationships with others to integrate themselves into a community of practice. Consequently, we should consider developmental support in human societies as intended to help children construct good social relationships with others, rather than to offer compensation for abilities that children lack.</p>

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