The 3 Ways People Around the World Protect Themselves
- People around the world protect themselves by securing their physical safety, resources and health.black and white 88 image by Nathalie P from Fotolia.com
Cultures around the world have diverse customs, behaviors and languages that often seem foreign to each other as the result of centuries of independent development. Parallels exist between these cultures, however, and one example of this is how people around the world protect themselves. These three ways that people around the world protect themselves illustrates the common bond humans can share despite geographic and social separation. - The most immediate way people can protect themselves is by ensuring their physical safety. Hostile weather conditions or violent human action threaten safety no matter the geographic locations. Individuals consequently respond by constructing safe environments, ranging from heated homes to military forts, that protect them from these elements.
- From industrialized cities to developing tribes, people find ways of protecting their material resources. Whether this takes the form of safety deposit boxes for currency or shepherds for herds of cattle, the security of wealth for the individual or community is highly prioritized in culture.
- The long-term protection of health remains a common priority of any society, as disease not only affects the initial victim, but may spread throughout the community as well. As a result, people not only are mindful of promoting their own health, but also seek to protect others by providing medical services or, in some cases, alienating the afflicted from the greater community.
