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Threat Talk
Mary Manjikian
其他書名
The Comparative Politics of Internet Addiction
出版
Routledge
, 2016-02-24
主題
Social Science / Disease & Health Issues
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Process / General
Reference / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
ISBN
1317010272
9781317010272
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xw-gCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
'Threat Talk' exposes how US and Chinese scientists and policy-makers have understood and responded to the problem of internet addiction in their societies. Is the internet good or bad for society? American analysts like Lessig and Zittrain suggest that the internet is inherently liberating and positive for society, while Morozov and Sageman warn that the internet poses risks to citizens and societies. Using a comparative framework to illustrate how the two states differ in their assessments of the risks to citizens posed by the introduction of new technology, Mary Manjikian compellingly argues that both 'risk' and 'disease' are ideas which are understood differently at different historic periods and in different cultures. Her culturalist approach claims that the internet is neither inherently helpful, nor inherently threatening. Rather, its role and the dangers it poses may be understood differently by different societies. Is the internet good or bad for society? The answer, it appears, is 'it depends'.