The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction : The Misrecognition of Leisure and Learning
Nicola F. Johnson
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (167 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION Addiction: It Got Your Attention; 1 Internet Addiction: Contrasting Viewpoints; 2 When Do We Say 'Too Much'? Being Cautious About 'Over-use' and Virtual Reality; 3 Technological Development and Childhood Play: The Changing Nature of Everyday Leisure; 4 Bourdieu's Theory of Practice; 5 Introducing Some Teenage Technological Experts: Digital Insiders; 6 The Blur Between Leisure, Learning and Expertise; 7 Internet Addiction in the Lives of Teenagers; 8 New Forms of Privilege; 9 Misrecognition of the Practice of Leisure. - Conclusion: Reframing our Gaze on Internet AddictionReferences; Index. - This timely volume contests the popular claim that computers are addictive by arguing that using the internet is now a form of everyday leisure engaged in by many in Western Societies. Offering an analysis of the nature of addiction alongside a detailed empirical study of home computer use, this book will be of interest to sociologists of culture, popular culture, and scholars of media, ICT and education.
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| Emner | Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Attitude Behavior Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Vis mer... Behavior, Addictive
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Behavioral Sciences Compulsive Behavior Computer Communication Networks Computer Systems Computing Methodologies Culture Impulsive Behavior Information Science Internet Learning Leisure Activities Psychiatry and Psychology Psychology Psychology, Social Social Sciences Sociology Attitude to Computers. Behavior, Addictive -- psychology. Internet -- Social aspects. Internet -- utilization. Internet addiction. Psychosocial Deprivation. Health & Biological Sciences Psychiatric Disorders, Individual Psychiatry internett avhengighet nettavhengighet |
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| ISBN | 9780754674962
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