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technology and impucts on african life styles and cultures
editAs we all know that everything in this world has its prons and cons,well technology is also one and part of that long list. Thanks to technology African countries have improved medical facilities. HIV patients have a longer live technology made ARV’s available; other diseases can be detected easily for example cancer can be traced thanks to x-rays. The death rates in these african coutries have dropped dramatically since the introduction of technology. There are fewer miscarriages as pregnant women can go for check-up at clinics. The life expectancy rates have increased; people in African countries live longer than usual. With the introduction of technology comes happier and healthier folk. Women can now go and get birth control substances like pills and injections. This help to prevent over population and unwanted pregnancies.What_are_the_disadvantages_of_technology_today Disadvantage of technology in the medical sector is that medication may lead to drug Technology is a very important thing to this life style we currently have here in Africa, but we all know that anything in this no matter what, has its pro’s and con’s(advantages and disadvantages),so this also apply to technology. Because of technology things around the globe has become very easy. As for now one can simply communicate to the other via [social networks] or by e-mailing each other and in this way things are done very easy and faster, especially when things are urgent. So in general communication is made easier,Technology also made it possible for Africans to enjoy the work of others around the world, because if you look now people are dressing or making use of clothes from other parts of the world as well as cars and other [electric appliances] from countries around the globe such as America and Japan.Also because of technology now Africans are adapting to foreign cultures whereby we celebrate foreign cultures like holloween, thanks giving dinners, buchalore parties and baby showers.In the agricultural sector and technology has contributed vastly. Trackers provide efficiency production. Farmers harvest on time and they receive maximum production within the harvest season. The introduction of herbicides helps farmers from crop diseases. Pesticides also keep. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]