Wednesday, June 15, 2011

18. Psychological Impact of Communication Technology

Along with the development of civilization and technological development, can not deny that the current media telecommunication is growing rapidly. Perhaps the development of communication technology will be faster than the development of transportation technology. As an example, the development of handphone, internet, television and other communication technologies will be faster than the developments of cars and so forth. Everyone, now, would have mastered the technology. Although many of the benefits gained from the development of technology but there are also disadvantaged of this technological developments is the increased individual space and the increased of crime.

The first reason is that increased individual space. Individual space is the increasing space individual has obtained information through a sophisticated communications media, such as the internet. People will prefer to sit in front of the computer surfing rather than socializing with other people in the real world. They prefer to sit for hours in front of the computer than to socialize with the outside world. Whereas if the can socialize with the outside world, they would have learned a lot compared to just sit at the computer. Thus, the social space will be narrowed and displaced by the individual space.

The next reason is the increasing criminality. If wee see a TV show or movie information about the crime with the advanced mode then this is actually an inspiration for others offenders. The process mimics tis crime shows that are recognixed as modeling the behavior of crime. As an example the time of the arrest of three terrorists in Jakarta. Turned out after the probe, they are not the people who are trained to make bombs like the terrorits earlier. They claim to be able to make a bomb just by looing on the internet. Therefore, if we look at modes of crime in cyberspace (the internet) is emerging as though it is easy to commit a crime which is assisted by high-tech communication media.

But many people say that the current communication technologies are needed. Although true communication technologies are needed right now but if we take advantage of with a good result will not be excessive. There is a saying “if we are too much in any case, the results we get will not be good”. So it is good if we are not too dependent on communications technology.

In conclusion, although there are benefits of communications techonology but if we use too much the results are not going well as rising crime and increased individual space.

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