Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2022 (13.03.2023) Shift-I (Environmental Sciences)
Which type of communication has Howard Rheingold called a 'bloodless technological ritual'?
APrint communication
BTelephone communication
CBroadcast communication
DInternet communication ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Internet communication — The answer is internet communication.
Explanation
★The answer is internet communication.
★Howard Rheingold wrote about online life and virtual communities.
★He described the mediated, screen based nature of online exchange.
★He called internet communication a bloodless technological ritual.
★The phrase points to its lack of physical presence.
★So print, telephone and broadcast communication are not meant here.
★So the answer is internet communication.
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