• DocumentCode
    1363643
  • Title

    Technology´s global village fragments community life: Transportation and communications technologies widen human horizons but splinter human relationships; computer networks could reverse this trend

  • Author

    Calhoun, C. ; Jones, Phil S. ; Lucky, Robert W. ; Morgan, Millett ; Winner, L. ; Bugliarello, G. ; Gardner, R. Matthew

  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    This collection of 5 short articles looks at such diverse subjects as computer networks, television and cable TV, VCRs, home computers, and robots, with regard to their impact on individual lifestyles.
  • Keywords
    cable television; computer networks; microcomputers; robots; social aspects of automation; video tape recorders; VCRs; cable TV; computer networks; home computers; robots; social aspects of automation; television; Cities and towns; Communities; Economics; Humans; Sociology; Statistics; Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370097
  • Filename
    6370097