The New York Times recently reported on the latest attempts by the Chinese State to rein in continued abusive practices at ‘Internet detox’ boot camps. As the leading voice in China promoting ‘Internet addiction,’ Tao Ran, director of the Internet Addiction Clinic at Beijing Military General Hospital, was asked to comment on the State Council’s […]
Author Archives: Trent Bax
Trent Bax teaches and researchers within the area of ‘sociology of deviance.’ Trent’s research is focused on juvenile delinquency in East Asia. Trent has published academic work on illegal immigrants, male migrant hairdressers and ‘Internet addicts’ in China, and on perpetrators of bullying and violence in South Korea.