Description |
xvii, 360 p. ; 25 cm. |
Summary |
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. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-348) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Human-computer interaction.
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Attitude to Computers. |
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Information Dissemination. |
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Interpersonal Relations. |
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Social Networking. |
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Technology. |
ISBN |
9780465010219 |
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0465010210 |
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