Addiction Medicine

Researchers from City University of New York publish new studies and findings in the area of addiction medicine

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, April 22nd, 2009

According to recent research published in the Journal of Business Ethics, "Robert Putnam in his book Bowling Alone and subsequent works has analysed the phenomenon that American society increasingly avoids various community driven activities, such as civic associations, activities with friends and family (Putnam, Bowling Alone. Simon and Schuster, New York; 2006)."

"In this paper we introduce the idea that a counterpart to this social trend is a global addiction to fame and celebrity. We believe that the global internet is one of the major drivers of this search for fame for the sake of being famous. However, most people aspiring to be famous celebrities will not...

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Source: Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly (2009-04-22)

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