GLOBALIZATION, MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND YOUTH Youth are suffering from globalization and consequently they lose their identity. They are engaging with globalization on their daily basis through employment patterns, their friendship groups and their usage of internet especially from social network and the more cultural aspirations that has an effect on their lifestyles. Youth go with flow more often as they don't have experience in life that qualifies them to decide whether or not to drop part of their identity in order to be modernized. Ray (2007) points out that globalization creates increased hybridism and differentiation and an overall more complex and fluid world. He suggested that living in a globalized world does not create homogeneity
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Youth consider themselves part of the global culture and at the same time they do not accept being part and parcel of the local societies considering it be the ultimate globalization. Globalization hit youth in a complex way making them rethink about their sense of identity and place within society. They are influenced by the social impact, the technological development and the new trends becoming their new culture. As in the Ajegbo report "we all have a multiplicity of identities which may jostle with each other but which ultimately unite to make us individual- for example a woman might see herself as 'daughter', 'mother', 'Geordie', 'northerner', 'English', 'British', 'European', 'Global' ( Ajegbo, 2007:29 ).
Youth gain confidence and social identity acceptance, for example from wearing brand names or class items of clothing. Youth not only act as passive learners but also invent and adapt, in their own point of view with their friends and colleagues and other cultural and geographical influences to, a new complex identity through the use of technologies and the …show more content…
As a matter of fact the increasing use of social networking lead to forming different groups of friends through the computer screen which lead to a drop of their own identity choosing a different one that they aspire. Youth like to make connections not only locally and globally but also between identities and cultures as Callym Donnelly, year 5, St. John's; Church of England primary School, Coventry Youth service and Jigraw said "being same and being different are both really good, I enjoy being same and different and so should you. It's really amazing that everyone's different or the same. If you are different and unique or diverse… shout out loud, so everyone can hear… being different is NOT a curse; I love being different!" Finally, I conclude that globalization and media technology apparatus emerged a unique youth whose identities are the result of multi-cultural civilizations. This, in consequence, was obviously observed in the 25th of January revolution in Egypt. They knew what democracy is and revolved against Dictator Ruler all through media technology and globalized internet.
Youth consider themselves part of the global culture and at the same time they do not accept being part and parcel of the local societies considering it be the ultimate globalization. Globalization hit youth in a complex way making them rethink about their sense of identity and place within society. They are influenced by the social impact, the technological development and the new trends becoming their new culture. As in the Ajegbo report "we all have a multiplicity of identities which may jostle with each other but which ultimately unite to make us individual- for example a woman might see herself as 'daughter', 'mother', 'Geordie', 'northerner', 'English', 'British', 'European', 'Global' ( Ajegbo, 2007:29 ).
Youth gain confidence and social identity acceptance, for example from wearing brand names or class items of clothing. Youth not only act as passive learners but also invent and adapt, in their own point of view with their friends and colleagues and other cultural and geographical influences to, a new complex identity through the use of technologies and the …show more content…
As a matter of fact the increasing use of social networking lead to forming different groups of friends through the computer screen which lead to a drop of their own identity choosing a different one that they aspire. Youth like to make connections not only locally and globally but also between identities and cultures as Callym Donnelly, year 5, St. John's; Church of England primary School, Coventry Youth service and Jigraw said "being same and being different are both really good, I enjoy being same and different and so should you. It's really amazing that everyone's different or the same. If you are different and unique or diverse… shout out loud, so everyone can hear… being different is NOT a curse; I love being different!" Finally, I conclude that globalization and media technology apparatus emerged a unique youth whose identities are the result of multi-cultural civilizations. This, in consequence, was obviously observed in the 25th of January revolution in Egypt. They knew what democracy is and revolved against Dictator Ruler all through media technology and globalized internet.