Alone together :
Turkle, Sherry.
Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / Sherry Turkle. - New York : Basic Books, �2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 360 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-348) and index.
Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies -- Nearest neighbors -- Alive enough -- True companions -- Enchantment -- Complicities -- Love's labor lost -- Communion -- Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes -- Always on -- Growing up tethered -- No need to call -- Reduction and betrayal -- True confessions -- Anxiety -- The nostalgia of the young -- Conclusion: Necessary conversations -- Epilogue: The letter.
"In 'Alone Together, ' MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for--and sacrificing--in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools, and an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between isolation and connectivity"--Provided by publisher.
9780465022342 0465022340 9781283094146 1283094142 0465031463 9780465031467
4148630 9786613094148 9780465031467
EBL/EBL CostPaid FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo 0694B0E0-81C4-4976-B2A8-D196DB9BF78C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
Psychology.
Social Science.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
COMPUTERS--Information Technology.
Human-computer interaction.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology / Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
HM851 / .T86 2011eb
303.48/33
Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / Sherry Turkle. - New York : Basic Books, �2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 360 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-348) and index.
Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies -- Nearest neighbors -- Alive enough -- True companions -- Enchantment -- Complicities -- Love's labor lost -- Communion -- Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes -- Always on -- Growing up tethered -- No need to call -- Reduction and betrayal -- True confessions -- Anxiety -- The nostalgia of the young -- Conclusion: Necessary conversations -- Epilogue: The letter.
"In 'Alone Together, ' MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for--and sacrificing--in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools, and an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between isolation and connectivity"--Provided by publisher.
9780465022342 0465022340 9781283094146 1283094142 0465031463 9780465031467
4148630 9786613094148 9780465031467
EBL/EBL CostPaid FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo 0694B0E0-81C4-4976-B2A8-D196DB9BF78C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
Psychology.
Social Science.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
COMPUTERS--Information Technology.
Human-computer interaction.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology / Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Human-computer interaction.
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
HM851 / .T86 2011eb
303.48/33