ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON WESTERN CULTURE

             Every new technology and invention brings along a promise of
             revolutionizing some area of our lives. Electromagnetism and similar other
             electronic technologies have however not only made a promise, they actually
             kept it too. The changes that has resulted from these technologies have
             truly revolutionized the way we do everything from communicating to
             commuting, from reading and writing to listening and perceiving, almost
             everything has changed dramatically so much so that the entire western
             culture is undergoing a swift transformation. Every new technology contains
             within it some social, economic and political properties. The seriousness
             or gravity of these properties depends on the extent of the technology's
             influence. The greater the impact, the more inflammatory the technology
             becomes. This is because with new technology, certain areas are likely to
             be affected. With a technology, which had wider range of influence, it is
             only natural that it would spark wider and more intense debate. This is
             exactly what happened when television, telegraph and now the Internet came
             Electronic revolution refers to the changes that electronic media such as
             television, radio and now the Internet have introduced in our lives. This
             revolution has significantly influenced our perceptions of the past, our
             idea of the future and our understanding of the present. In short it is
             responsible for major transformation of our culture and society. Since it
             the western nations that are most receptive of changes, they have therefore
             witnessed most significant revolution in their culture where most old
             values have been replaced by new ones. This is not exactly the case in more
             traditional societies of the east since culture in those countries is still
             heavily influenced by religious and traditional values. On the other hand,
             western nations experience some changes in their culture every time a new
             electronic technol...

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