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At the same time people talk about today's connected world, they also talk about individualization, social fragmentation, and alienation. These are not contradictions or contrasting perspectives, argues Dijk (communication and sociology, U. of Twente, the Netherlands), but two sides of the same coin. People are both freer and more dependent than ever before, he says. He shows how this plays out in such realms as networks as the nervous system of society, the economy, politics and power, social structure, and psychology. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
