Remove 2005 Remove 2012 Remove 2014 Remove Social Media
article thumbnail

Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Something similar has happened with the Internet and social media. Early views of social media (e.g. 2012) found that the negative aspects, such as the diffusion of unfounded rumour, were self-correcting. Since the late 20th century, the concept of anomie has been reinterpreted (Allan 2005, pp. Haynes 2012.