The Internet
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Helen Cothran, book editor
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780737707793; 9780737707809
Subjects: Social aspects; Internet
Description: Contains twenty-six essays in which the authors debate issues related to the Internet, discussing the effect of the Internet on society and American institutions, whether or not the Internet should be regulated, and the future of the communication technology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Internet can help people stay connected / Janna Malamud Smith; title: The Internet does not build meaningful connections between people / Douglas Groothuis; title: Unequal access to the Internet harms society / Anthony G. Wilhelm; title: The problem of unequal access to the Internet is exaggerated / Eric Cohen; title: The Internet fosters hate speech / Stacia Brown; title: The Internet does not foster hate speech / Charles Platt; title: Pedophiles on the Internet are a serious problem / D. Douglas Rehman; title: The extent of Internet pedophilia is exaggerated / James R. Kincaid; title: The Internet can improve education / Bruce O. Barker; title: The Internet has not improved education / David Kushner; title: Internet self-help groups can improve health care / Lynne Lamberg; title: Medical information on the Internet undermines health care / Public Citizen Health Research Group; title: Internet privacy should be protected / Rutt Bridges; title: Internet privacy laws are unnecessary / Declan McCullagh; title: Laws regulating Internet pornography should be enforced / Robert Flores; title: The government should not regulate Internet pornography / Keith Wade; title: The government should tax Internet commerce / Byron Dorgan; title: The government should not tax Internet commerce / Lawrence W. Reed; title: Music distribution over the Internet should be regulated / Randall E. Stross; title: Attempts to regulate music distribution over the Internet are misguided / Phyllis Schlafly; title: The Internet will serve the world's elite / Kunda Dixit; title: Individuals will become empowered by the Internet / Matthew R. Estabrook; title: The Internet will spark a communications revolution / Jennifer L. Schenker; title: Media conglomerates will control the Internet / Robert McChesney; title: Internet retailers will revert to traditional methods of commerce / David Streitfeld; title: Traditional phones will be replaced by the Internet / Michael A. Hiltzik.