The digital evolution of an American identity

The digital evolution of an American identity / C. Waite.

The Digital Evolution of an American Identity details how the concept of American individualism is challenged by the digital revolution. As digital media alter our print-dominant culture, assumptions regarding the relationship of the individual to the larger community become increasingly problematic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waite, C. Kaha, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
Series:Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ; 20.
Subjects:
Technology > Social aspects.
Digital media.
Technological innovations.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Digital media
Technological innovations
Technology > Social aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Digital Evolution of an American Identity; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Section One; 1. The American Dilemma; The Theme of Individual Rights; Caught at Cross Purposes with Confl icting Goods; Greater Awareness of One's Choices; Unique Capabilities and Consequences; A Precarious Balance; 2. The Promise and the Peril; Community and Connectivity; Individualistic and Collectivistic Responses; The Legacy of the European Enlightenment; A New Social Environment; 3. Challenges of a Digital Culture; From Church Bell to Cell; The Example of Print.
  • Macro Comparison of Print and Digital ErasMicro Comparison of Print and Digital Eras; The Twenty-First Century Enlightenment; Section Two; 4. Self versus Society: Inherent Tensions; Affi liation and Privacy; Bias and Scale; Tocqueville's Critique; Bellah's Response; Putnam's Analysis; 5. The Evolution of the First Amendment; Attitudes Regarding Free Speech; Speech Rights versus Privacy Rights; Instantaneous Access and Unpredictable Consequences; Constraints of Differing Environments; Speech, Ownership, and Control; 6. Inner and Outer Experience; Reflection and Reinvention; Language as Games.
  • Opposition to AutonomyCommunitarianism; Enduring Fault Lines; Section Three; 7. New Forms of Conversations and Communities; A Changing Landscape; Engagement versus Isolation; From Neighborhood to Network; Different Conversations; Past and Future Converge; 8. The Challenge of Interdependence; Collective Knowledge; Connections and Patterns; Challenges for Disaster Response; Education Reconfigured; Tracking Health Care; 9. Beyond the Dichotomy of Self and Society; The Key Question; The Contours of a New Paradigm; Beyond Individualism; Unexpected Repercussions; References; Index.

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