In the book, Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age, one of the main points Bugeja talks about is the search for community. People normally think of a community as their neighborhoods, churches, and schools. They are made up of people around the same purpose, interacting and communicating together. Bugeja defines community as “the external source that provides fulfillment or reaffirmation” (5). He also says that “community is a place for “communion”—the true habitat for humanity—where people share lives, rear children, and partake in the essentials of healthy and productive living” (45). Growing up, our communities that we are part of is something that we fail to appreciate as we get older. It is from our communities that we gain a lot of our moral development, and we learn how to act in certain situations as well as being a good person. He also talks about how technology is such a huge part of our lives and because of this, companies such as AOL Time Warner have helped in creating virtual communities that we have all become a part of as well. I know personally I have a Facebook and have joined the virtual communities as well.
Bugeja, Michael J. Interpersonal Divide: the Search for Community in a Technological Age. New York: Oxford UP, 2005. Print.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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