Citizens are becoming “lonely bowlers”
R. Putnam argued citizens are becoming “lonely bowlers” who no longer interact socially, hence no longer willing to take part in political matters. The media - TV and Internet - helped decrease stocks of social capital, and thereby the willingness among citizens to engage in political activities.
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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ICT's capacity to spread democracy? »ICT's capacity to spread democracy?
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Cyber-utopianism »Cyber-utopianism
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Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet »Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet
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Web campaigns disengage youth from protests »Web campaigns disengage youth from protests
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Internet encourages slacktivism »Internet encourages slacktivism
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eActivism substitutes traditional forms of offline participation »eActivism substitutes traditional forms of offline participation
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Internet breeds complacency. It is the new opium of the masses »Internet breeds complacency. It is the new opium of the masses
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Citizens are becoming “lonely bowlers”
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