| A Paradigm Shift is when a significant change | | | | are chillingly revelational.Youth's opposition to authority |
| happens - usually from one fundamental view to a | | | | may not have always been in the best interest of |
| different view. In most cases, some type of major | | | | humanity; however, it was the Paradigm shift that led |
| discontinuity occurs as well.Thomas Kuhn wrote about | | | | to revolutional changes that improved racial tensions |
| Paradigm Shift during the early 1960s, and explained | | | | and relationships, opened communication lines to |
| how "series of peaceful interludes punctuated by | | | | outside nations, and ended the Vietnam War.The end |
| intellectually violent revolutions" caused "one conceptual | | | | result included varying degrees of negative and |
| world view to be replaced by another view."In laymen | | | | positive transformations that allowed people to open |
| terms, Paradigm Shift is a popular, or perhaps, not so | | | | their hearts and minds to multicultural diversity; and |
| popular shift or transformation of the way we Humans | | | | promoted liberty and freedom -- on the flipside of the |
| perceive events, people, environment, and life | | | | shift, there was increased promiscuity, higher divorce |
| altogether. It can be a national or international shift, and | | | | rates, higher drug use, and imposed socialistic views |
| could have dramatic effects -- whether positive or | | | | and applications of welfare systems.Today's Paradigm |
| negative -- on the way we live our lives today and in | | | | ShiftIn lieu of recent times; however, a Paradigm Shift |
| the future.Paradigm Shift: A SummaryIn today's | | | | has been evolving. Have you been paying attention? |
| society, we've all witnessed a major shift already. | | | | Youth -- today, is seemingly under the hypnotic spell of |
| When we look back upon "counterculture" (More | | | | invisible censorship. What is "invisible censorship?" Local |
| information here: we trace some of the origins to the | | | | news stations often report half-truths, or biased news |
| definition of "Paradigm Shift."During the counterculture | | | | reports in relation to national and international events; |
| era (1960s-1970s), younger generations opposed | | | | including: environmental, global, and political reports. |
| authority and were very much at odds with society's | | | | Many traditional educational systems are imposing |
| accepted belief systems and standards of living. In the | | | | personal political views upon students; and incorporate |
| counterculture movement (fueled by the Vietnam | | | | these beliefs and attitudes into instructional plans. Other |
| War), social conservatives were deemed "social | | | | invisible censorship, is the fact that many events are |
| repressionists."The enlightening Paradigm Shift | | | | brushed under the rug and are not given adequate |
| exploded into innovative ideas about religion, society | | | | media coverage as opposed to propaganda-style |
| and spirituality, notwithstanding traditional Western | | | | news.So, in essence, what does this Paradigm Shift |
| ideologies.In today's society, we see a shift toward a | | | | translate to with regard to human life and |
| more blinded-oppresionistic view; breed by censorship. | | | | environmental habits? What could be the possible |
| The ironic juxtapositions between the Paradigm Shift | | | | outcome of such dynamic and interventional |
| of nearly half a century ago and society's youth today | | | | metamorphosis?Your thoughts? |