How technology has changed many aspects of culture and society?

In recent century technology has played an important role in culture and society and began to change many aspects of our lives and the term was described by Thomas in very general meaning of the word, made of the systematised acquired skills and applies in their dealings with nature. These can be said for instance, infrastructure which refers to basic system of communication (such as television, radio, print media and telecommunication) and vehicles (e.g. bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, and aircraft). This kind of technology has been adapted very quickly to culture and society and it has become a part of our culture the way we share information and knowledge in society. Particularly, the way we access to information through computers and other kind devices in society and the way media present and broadcast information to us has modified many factors of our culture . It should also be noted that technology basically means knowledge about techniques, that tries to influence the behaviour of people whether by communication or by other form of technology. Technology and techniques are cultural products which form part of ongoing processes in society and the relationship is important to the society although it does affect the society and culture but in profound ways and therefore it can not be learned separately. It is difficult to depict culture and society as continues process and this is because of human nature can be easily influenced by new development techniques surrounding society. Therefore technology can be seen as something dynamic and continuously changing.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen, small places, large issues , (2001) second edition.
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what is culture and societ?

As we have mentioned in recent articles many aspects of culture and society and I thought its time to understand and explain what we mean by culture and society according to Thomas.
One way of looking at society and culture is anthropology under the concept of an author’s main view.
It can be seen as a theory of social and cultural anthropology that can be studied with interest in the whole or society and also tries to simplify the relationship between many aspects of human’s existence.
The aim of anthropology is not only to account for social and cultural difference across the world but also to understand them.
Logically, the theory of anthropology distinguishes between social and cultural. Moreover the important concepts of anthropology are the comprehensive likeness between social systems and cultures.
Accordingly, any such systems and cultures can always be studied by using anthropology; alternatively contemporary research can be applied although these theories tend to reflect anthropological ideas. They also cover a huge variety and range of culture.
However, culture is hard to define as the word is ambiguous. It is derived from a Greek word meaning “cultivated” therefore culture and anthropology is literally knowledge about cultivated humans.
Although they are many often factors which are involved including those that is interesting to many anthropologists such as religion, political power and child raising traditions. Its state that knowledge is connected to obtain behaviour, in some cases that is true although to what extent well varies from society to society, also the method behind society need to be comprehended in terms of relationship in society and as well as between society.
Another way of looking at culture it can be seen as symbolic of humans come to being, for instance, history and tradition, where as society sometimes refers to organisation of human life, putting this into another way to get by and manage tasks that is constantly occurred under the human beings lives and it seems society is way of neighbouring and having relationship with in society as neighbourhood.
On the other hand, it is believed that anthropology has similarities with social sciences and humanities and also it’s clear that the path behind anthropology more likely to be understood by humanities and thereby society and culture become binding by it, in another word culture and society once become existence when anthropology and humanities are applied to it.
In some situations the concept of this tend to be followed as result of relationship between humanities and society and that creates culture with in society but whether believe it or not these all have to be studied by anthropological.
To conclude this it’s obvious that there are many ranges of definitions that are to be comprehended in culture and society under the author’s major points.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen, small places, large issues , (2001) second edition.

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Why are we mean to chavs?

The slang term ‘Chav’ is becoming increasingly popular in our society, there is no exact definition of the word and the section of society it refers to is still very wide, but the most common explanation of 'chav' is a young person, often lacking of a high level of education, who follows a particular fashion. Stereotypical chavs usually wear tracksuits and designer labels including the make 'Burberry', and if they’re girls, very short skirts, large hoop earrings and stilettos. A ‘chavette’ is a female chav who is seen wearing sportswear, fake designer gear.
The phrase has often been mentioned in regards to anti-social behaviour and in other circumstances, the term is used to describe those of a low class, those who are poor or working class. Some people look at these chavs and chavettes in different ways because of how they dressed and they think that they should be excluded from our society. From my understanding this is just one of the aspects of British culture. Traditionally in British society has been class ridden with the middle and upper classes showing this particular attitude towards lower classes.
It is fairly obvious that this attitude creates problems within society and has a strong influence over young people, particularly in regards to their behaviour. When people are judged by other or treated differently people judge others differently, and their attitudes and behaviour change in order that they become segregated from their communities and society as a whole.
The segregation of society only ever fuels a lack of knowledge and understanding which in turn leads to fear and social groups such as chavs becoming vilified by those who believe they are in some way better. Whilst it is true that some chavs do act in a way which merits the negative connotations associated with the word, not all chavs are deserving of this. I believe it is time that Britain stopped being mean to chavs and promoted acceptance of them and other social groups within society.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4070000/newsid_4077100/4077102.stm
http://www.search.com/reference/Chav