The End of Solitude

The End of Solitude

Technology is taking away privacy and concentration, but it is also taking away people's ability to be alone. Man may be a social animal, but solitude has traditionally been a societal value.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2009-01, Vol.55 (21), p.B.6
1. Verfasser: Deresiewicz, William
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescents
Analysis
Cultural values
Friendship
Information technology
Internet
Printing
Romanticism
Social change
Solitude
Statistical Data
Technology and civilization
Television
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Zusammenfassung:Technology is taking away privacy and concentration, but it is also taking away people's ability to be alone. Man may be a social animal, but solitude has traditionally been a societal value.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362