Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner ones Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friend...

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Main Author: Turkle, Sherry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Basic Books 2011
Edition:1
Subjects:
Expectation
Family & Relationships
Human-computer interaction
Information technology
Interpersonal relations
Nonfiction
Psychology
Social aspects
Social interaction
Social relations
Technology
ISBN:9780465010219, 0465010210, 9780465093663, 0465093663
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Summary:A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner ones Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Based on hundreds of interviews and with a new introduction taking us to the present day, Alone Together describes changing, unsettling relationships between friends, lovers, and families.
Bibliography:Electronic reproduction. New York: Basic Books, 2017. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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ISBN:9780465010219
0465010210
9780465093663
0465093663