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.

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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.

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