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Thou Shalt Turn Off Thy Cell Phone: Do you know the difference between public and private?
Publication Date: January 2009
Publisher(s): National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)
Author(s): Daniel S. Brenner
Series: CLAL Community and Society Archive
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Culture and civilization)
Keywords: Values; Technology; Modernity; Culture
Type: Other
Abstract:
The author discusses how technology (like cell phones) and popular culture (like talk shows) have affected modern public/private boundaries and urges readers to think deeply about how and whether personal issues should be discussed in front of strangers.