Alone Together
- set item rating to 0.5 out of 5.
- set item rating to 1 out of 5.
- set item rating to 1.5 out of 5.
- set item rating to 2 out of 5.
- set item rating to 2.5 out of 5.
- set item rating to 3 out of 5.
- set item rating to 3.5 out of 5.
- set item rating to 4 out of 5.
- set item rating to 4.5 out of 5.
- set item rating to 5 out of 5.
Add a Comment
Add Tags
Add More
Save to a List
-
Save to a Shared List
Print
Details
- Description
- Full Record
- Author Notes
- Contents
- Excerpts
- Reviews
- Summary
- A\\V Summary
- Preview
Searching for more content…
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,
… More »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.
« Lesswhy we expect more from technology and less from each other
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Community Activity
Quotes
Add a Quote
From interview of Turkle in the Globe and Mail Feb 4 2011: "We need to celebrate these technologies but if they're interfering with our ability to have dinner with our families, no. I literally went to two funerals - what's with the texting at funerals? Take a moment. This is a life. This isn't about manners - this isn't about my wagging a finger like some kind of Dear Abby of the Internet age. This is about losing our sense of what we're supposed to do for each other."
Find it at DBRL
Loading...
Comment
Add a CommentInteresting read - some great insights along with some obvious ones, but definitely thought-provoking overall. The sociology behind FaceBook and the bittersweet delusion of the "companion robot" were of particular interest!
Turkle focuses on two subjects--robots and electronic communications--and how they are changing our relationships with each other. She makes one think seriously about how we are using these tools and about their benefits and costs.
Is the mobile Internet age producing people who are fragile, narcissistic, and, ironically, more isolated? So argues Turkle, professor and clnical psychologist.