The Internet Has Created a Virtual Community That Brings Together

question 72

Multiple Choice

The Internet has created a virtual community that 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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Definitions:

Olfactory Receptors

Specialized nerve cells in the nose involved in the sense of smell.

Audition

The perception or action of listening.

Vestibular Sense

A sensory system located in the inner ear that contributes to balance and spatial orientation by detecting changes in motion and gravitational forces.

Kinesthesis

The sense that detects body position, movement, and balance, often referred to as the sense of muscular movement.