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Virtuous realityJon Katz

Virtuous reality

212 pagesFirst published 19971 edition
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This book is for nervous parents, neo-Luddites, kids, journalists, rappers, intellectuals, digital wanna-bes, Webheads, MTV users and banners, Beavis & Butt-head fans, survivors of the 1996 presidential election and buyers of William Bennett's moral fables. Here's some of what it's about:. Public discussions of culture and new media are hysterical, confusing and irrational. We have to start over. We blame our ascending, technologically distributed culture - music, TV. Shows, movies, computers - for crime, civic apathy and other social woes, while their complex causes and expensive solutions…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionRandom House19972129780679449133
Mass mediaMoral and ethical aspectsTechnological innovationsMoral and ethical aspects of Mass mediaNew York Times reviewedInternetInformation superhighwayInformation society