manyNorthAmericansinteract(互动)thesedays.The 1 is"networkedindividualism".Thisconceptisnot
2 tounderstandbecausethewordsseemtohaveoppositemeanings.Howcanwebeindividualsandbe
networked 3 ?Youneedotherpeoplefor 4 .
Hereis 5 ProfessorWellmanmeans. 6 theinventionoftheInternetandemailoursocialnetworks
included 7 interactionswithrelativesneighborsandcolleaguesatwork.Someofthe 8 wasbyphonebut
itwasstillvoicetovoicepersontopersonin 9 time.
Arecent 10 bythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProject 11 thatforalotofpeopleelectronic
interactionthroughthecomputerhas 12 theperson-to-personinteraction.HoweveralotofpeopleinterviewedforthePew'sstudy 13 that'sagoodthing.Why?
Inthepastmanypeoplewere 14 thattheInternetisolated(隔离孤立)usandcausedusto 15 too
muchtimeintheimaginaryworldofthecomputer.ButthePew'sstudydiscoveredthatthe 16 istrue.The
Internet 17 uswithmorerealpeoplethanexpected- 18 peoplewhocangiveadviceoncareersmedical
problemsraisingchildrenandchoosingaschoolorcollege.About60millionAmericanstoldPewthatthe
Internet 19 animportantroleinhelpingthemmakemajorlifedecisions.
Thankstothecomputer"networkedindividuals"areabletobe 20 andtogetherwithotherpeople-atthe
sametime!
