The Influence of Technology on Culture

In recent year, advance in technology is affects that people’s lives, for example we could find out any information that occurs in this hemisphere. advances in technology can cause major changes in human life and sometimes have a lot of such great impact on transpormasi the values ​​that exist in society, especially in eastern culture and customs of society, such as Indonesia. In Indonesia we have seen so many technological advances influence of cultural values ​​that embrace the community, both urban communities, as well as people living in villages such as television, telephones, cellular phones, and Internet. consequently all the information they are positive or negative can be easily accessed by the community. This situation may change the pattern of life and thought of rural communities.

For examples that occurred in Bawean, a small island located about 12 miles north of Java Island yahg not escape the influence of technological progress.
Bawean many islanders who live outside the island and abroad including one of the many factors that support the rapid advancement of technology in this Bawean island. be one of supporting the progress of a region is the intensity of its interaction with the outside world. Many of those residents who work abroad, relative economic level of increased and are directly or indirectly cause changes in lifestyle.

From that does not have a television into a television complete with satellite dish antenna that can capture the broadcast channel (channel) from abroad, from which no mobile phones into mobile phones have the latest release though. Even they can buy a personal computer (laptop) which is equipped with technology that can be used to access the Internet directly (wireless). That assimilation and its impact occurred in the midst of society ini.Pesatnya Bawean when technology advances more lively with the inclusion of fast broadband internet access (Speedy). we should be grateful because of the rapid access it, but we also must be alert to any impact that will arise from the inclusion of the Internet, especially the youth the postscript is always interested in trying new things, being in terms of psychological, psychiatric conditions they are age The most vulnerable to influences that come from outside.

Now we can see the progress of technology has influenced the lifestyle and mindset Bawean society, especially among teenagers. they interact with technology such as televisions, HP, or the Internet. And also in effect, they were the most susceptible to the influence / the negative impact of these technologies. If once we see the students go to school with only carry text books or stationery, we can now see the students leave school with their HP as the default mandatory. Whether they actually really need HP as a means of communication or not, that clear to teens Bawean now, HP is a slang which means they have absolute. The better the HP that they have, the more feel hanging out and am left believing them (although maybe they do not know how to use the advanced features that they have on their phones.)
Provide communication tools such as HP to the child, is not really the wrong thing, because with HP, the parent may expect communication with the child more easily and smoothly, however, it is a boomerang when it turns out HP misused by children to the negative things such as store photos or video porn and also used as a means of facilitating communication with the opposite sex for things that are less useful as a couple, so that with the HP had a negative impact on children, such as the occurrence of promiscuity, sex outside marriage and declining academic achievement can also occur even children take money or valuables owned by his father without permission just to buy credits. Therefore, parents should really consider carefully all the impacts that will arise before deciding to provide HP or other objects that if a negative impact on child development.

When HP decided to give to children, it is good that parents are watching and directing children so that children are not out of control in using HP. There is nothing wrong from time to time we checked HP’s children to know the contents in it by asking the child’s permission first. Because by asking permission, the child will feel valued and it gives a great influence on his personal and also form a positive impression in them about our personal as parents. When we find there may be a pornographic video on the HP kids, do not immediately act like a judge and punish the police, but it is good we will ask the child where he got the video and why she kept it. Whatever the answer to children, parents should not be judge and blame the children, especially children and apply a mild scolding hand. However, we encourage children to discuss / share about it, what it’s useful and what its impact on children, and do not forget, when discussing, we must also listen to the opinion of the child and provide appropriate guidance. For whatever reason, the violence does not solve the problem, once we apply rough especially around the hands of our children, truly we have incised wounds his heart, which at any time until the wound will never heal and will continue to imprint on his soul.

Technological advances in Bawean also on the mark with the entry of internet access, internet today has become an integral part of teenage life. Through the Internet, they can access all information from all over the world. Of course not all of the information presented is adequate information on access by teenagers. Because sometimes via the Internet they can freely watch all that pornography and porno-action which indeed can be accessed easily in cyberspace (the internet). This is certainly cause effects that are less good for the development of adolescent personality. From the beginning they feel taboo about sex, until at last they saw of sexuality in a sale on the internet without proper direction and guidance and they feel curious even try. Therefore, it would not be surprised if the current association teens in Bawean become very alarming and disturbing the public, especially parents.

Television, also a product of modernization that will have great impact on the lives and changing values ​​in society. Especially the Bawean. Many people imitate the lifestyle of public figures they see on television. Model clothes latest celebrity, models the latest haircuts, not infrequently even mimic the behavior of celebrities they see on television, regardless of whether the lifestyle of celebrities or public figures that they copied and their use as a role model in accordance with the conditions and situations where they stay or not. It also hit among teenagers, which was in this period is the period in which they are teenagers looking for something that is deemed valuable, worthy upheld and revered, and make it as a role model identity. No wonder if we find a lot of teenagers in Bawean emulate their idol celebrity styles, ranging from hair styles, styles of dress, even the style of courting the artists who they see on television. As parents, should understand the psychological condition of children, especially teenagers. According to psychologists adolescence is the most vulnerable period in the psychological development of children. During his youth, the children have left childhood where they can not be called again as a child, but also not be accepted in the adult group. At this time the child has started looking for who she really was (looking for identity / Identity formation), trying to find a group or friends who want to acknowledge and appreciate his ability and has started to have interest in the opposite sex (sexual interest). Adolescence is the search for identity, and could have been in the process of self that these teens through the right path or wrong path. If the juvenile fails to develop a sense of identity, then the teenager will lose direction, like a ship that lost the compass, and it will not affect either the development of his personality in the future. That is why, adolescence is the period most vulnerable to the influence coming from outside. Both the influence of positive or negative influence, this is where the role of parents in need to be able to guide and direct the teen not to lose control of himself (self control). Today, due to modernization of products such as televisions, mobile or internet, we can see that it makes no difference urban lifestyle with the villagers. Western culture which previously only in adaptation and in duplicate by the people of the city, with the advance of technology has also been hit communities in rural areas. Cultural helping the formerly attached to the villagers, gradually diminished but not disappeared altogether, replaced by an individualistic culture. Culture polite and innocent who is also a hallmark of rural communities slowly began to fade and change with the culture of sloppy that they proudly call the slang term.

In essence, technological advances and their effects in life are things you can not avoid. However, we can make a wise move on ourselves, family and also the wider community for the tremendous technological progress is not to shift our identity as human beings who have norms and values ​​of a noble character. However, as members of society, and especially as parents, we must conduct a representative and preventive action, for as much as possible to prevent the negative effects of technology on our children, especially the youth which is the golden generation that will be the successor of our struggle to form a nation that have a certain character and cultured in the future.