Youth and Internet Addiction in China

Name: Youth and Internet Addiction in China
Brand: Routledge
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By Trent Bax

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A form of 'electronic opium' is how some people have characterised young people's internet use in China. The problem of 'internet addiction' (wangyin) is seen by some parents as so severe that they have sought psychiatric help for their children. This book contrasts the views of young people who see internet use as a welcome escape from the pressures of contemporary Chinese life, with the approach of their parents, who medicalise internet overuse and insist that working hard for good school grades is the way to progress. The author argues that the greater problem may in fact lie with parents and other authority figures, who misguidedly apply high pressure to enforce young people to conform to the empty values of a modern, dehumanised consumer-oriented society.

Product details

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

240

Release Date:

2013-08-05

Publication Date:

2013-08-06

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415656915

ISBN13:

9780415656917

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

529 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

18 cm

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