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

by Sherry Turkle

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465031463
• ISBN13: 9780465031467
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher