NEW GENERATION VS OLD GENERATION

1.Culture

From art to music, cultural beliefs and customs, our generation has changed rapidly. Unlike the new generation, baby boomers were more of an independent generation since it was their personal responsibility for them to make something good out of themselves.

By this I mean that nobody used to spoon feed them and all the time they were made to understand that life does not owe them anything so they used to be attentive and fixated to ensure that they are always on the right track.

On the other hand, our generation feels like we are authorized on everything and we can easily give up from doing something if it requires some extra effort or concentration. We have primed to always expect things to be done for us and it is truly affecting us on how we go about in our day-to-day activities.

2.Technology

Technology has evidently changed our society (both positively and negatively). As days goes by, science and technology has been virtually advanced and used to create various machines from vehicles, weapons, mobile phones, computers or any other equipment that are designed using technology.

Huge number of new generation is relying on the internet and precisely social media which has seen to gain more attention from our youngsters over the past few years and people can now meet and communicate easily with their loved ones regardless of your whereabouts.

Compared to the old generation whereby technology wasn’t really familiarized as they had to find a way to dig deep and ensure their task is completely done by their bare hands without any programmed device that they could use

3.Fashion

from dressing style to hairstyle and shoes, we have seen both men and women’s mode of dressing in the new generation varying as diverse clothes and outfits being introduced from various clothing designs on the runways and concerts as compared from the older generation where they never had such thing like a clothing company or designers and they were still descent and smart as they used to craft for themselves.

4.Lifestyle

The baby boomers lifestyle was quite difficult because as a way of discipline, the children were whipped and given punishments by their parents and any mistake made there were consequences and this made the child to be more vigilant and careful next time before trying another stupid thing but our generation parents are becoming more relaxed when disciplining their child and that has led to the child becoming rebellious and having troubles following some simple rules and regulations given by their parent.

5.Media

The older generation had nothing to do with the media because they only experienced real life happenings with no computer, television or phones back then people were still keeping in touch and spending time with each other unlike the new generation whereby the media has been used as a system of keeping in touch with your relatives and loved ones. A person can easily get your details just by searching your name on the internet.

          

Difference Between Past and Present Lifestyles in terms of Attitudes, Feelings, and Thinking Capacity

Attitudes and Feelings:

Past: Attitudes of people in the past would have been more peaceful since they did not have any complex economic, social or political problems. Thus, their attitudes and feelings were much simple than the present day.

Present: People in the present are more educated, open and free to express their opinions. With the complexity of their new lifestyle, their attitudes and feelings have become more complex.

Modern technology may also have a negative influence on intelligence. For example, some people use the internet to look solutions for their question, without thinking critically.

Difference Between Past and Present Lifestyles in terms of Food Habits

Changes in Food Habits:

Past: Before Stone Age, people used to eat fruits, leaves and anything they found from the forest. But, this habit changed into hunting animals, preserving food items and planting and growing vegetables, which eventually led into farming different crops like maize, corn, and rice. People were healthy, they rarely had  diseases and never needed extra exercise cause their daily work kept their bodies running.

Present:  At present, we have turned the agriculture into a mass scale production, including machinery, technology, pesticides and weedicides, all which came in with the green revolution. With green revolution agriculture and the traditional farming culture turned upside down. As for now, farmers who are able to cope up with the multi-national cooperation’s and their large-scale, expensive products, pesticides and high-yielding varieties of seeds, keep producing crops for the market. Yet the traditional, low-income farmers even today, especially in Asian countries, are in a dire state.

Fast food is another major factor in modern food habits. Although many people find it convenient, it leads to many health conditions. Today people are unhealthy, needs medicine and functions on diets and exercise machines.

BY Rutuja Redkar

Std:S.Y.B.Com Div:A

Roll No: 56