Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / Sherry Turkle.

By:

Turkle, Sherry

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2011.Edition: Third editionDescription: vii, 361 p. ; 21 cm.ppkISBN:

9780465093656

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DDC classification:

303.4833 TUR 22

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	303.4833 TUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2293

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-348) and index.

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.

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