Cultural Patterning: Ingrained Core Values in the Dress and Behaviour of Greek Cypriot Men and Women

Abstract

This paper considers Greek Cypriot identity. The mentality with regard to traditional forms of dress and behaviour that existed among the bulk of Greek Cypriots in Cyprus at the beginning of this century is set against attitudes toward change that began at the turn of the century and progressively intensified thereafter. The objective is to identify the roots of the development and thus explain the meaning of the values.