History in the Making

With technology it is inevitable that it is having some influence on mass media and culture. Technology has become a vast way that everyone is able to stay up to date on what's going on in the world. "Most people probably picture computers and cell phones when the subject of technology comes up, but technology is not merely a product of the modern era. However, technology is any tool created from scientific knowledge that serves a particular function" (Nowaczyk, J.).  Over time technology has had some influences on local and global cultures. Many tend to look past the influences as the changes seem normal. For example, in the agricultural industry the introduction to machinery to thresh, plant, harvest and replicate manual labor has changed the culture. The outcome means fewer jobs, "which led to the urbanization of society" (Nowaczyk, J.).

As technology becomes more powerful, "the amount of inequality to access that technology also increases" (Nowaczyk, J.). According to Instructor Jason Nowaczyk, there are two divisions that technology creates as it continues to advance. The first has been known as the 'digital divide,' a class-based division where increase income families have greater access to technology than those making a lower-income. As this digital divide continues to grow technology starts to create what's known as a 'knowledge gap.' (Nowaczyk, J.). The knowledge-gap "impacts global cultures is through media globalization. One of the biggest ways to influence people worldwide is through media technology" (Nowaczyk, J.).

One change being noticed is bringing positivity to technological advancements by globalization. Technology has enabled people across different countries to cross boundaries digitally. "The many hundreds of small ways that technology alters our individual and collective behavior on a daily basis add up to the cultural changes the technologists and historians point to" (Gilkey, C. 2015).

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Resources

Gilkey, C. (2015, April 21). Technology and Culture Influence Each Other - Productive Flourishing. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from http://www.productiveflourishing.com/technology-and-culture-influence-each-other/

Nowaczyk, J. (n.d.). How Technology Affects Global & Local Cultures. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from http://study.com/academy/lesson/how-technology-affects-global-local-cultures.html