Community development is a long process of inquiry, program development, and deployment. There are many impediments to successful development, and many methods for implementing change. One issue that often thwarts development is the rejection of change through transculturation by the community. Understanding and modeling transculturation can improve development by increasing the predictability of stakeholders response to change, and providing a template for designing change that is congruent with existing cultural norms.
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