The Internet Has Created a Virtual Community Which Brings Together

question 86

Multiple Choice

The Internet has created a virtual community which brings together people who otherwise would never interact.At the same time,real community involvement suffers as people spend more time isolated from the "real" world.While technology creates new patterns of social interaction,it also produces problems.This reflects the perspective of which social theorist?

• A)Max Weber
• B)Karl Marx
• C)William Ogburn
• D)C.Wright Mills

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