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
fDate :
6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370097
