For an adult who has always lived in a rural village to enter and live in the city is a transition. But how does that person change? I wrote three separate analytical articles on this subject, then carefully placed them one-by-one, in that circular file sitting beside my desk. The subject needs a story. Meet Joseph as he walks through steps of techno-cultural adaptation, and transitions from a shame-based to a guilt-based response to morality. The story unfolds in equatorial Africa. But it’s similar in cities around the world. This is Joe’s journey to urban acculturation.
