Nicola F Johnson

The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction

The Misrecognition of Leisure and Learning

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780754674962
• ISBN-10: 0754674967
• Artikelnr.: 31306691

Autorenporträt

Nicola F. Johnson is a Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: addiction: it got your attention
Internet addiction: contrasting viewpoints
When do we say 'too much'? Being cautious about 'over-use' and virtual reality
Technological development and childhood play: the changing nature of everyday leisure
Bordieu's theory of practice
Introducing some teenage technological experts: digital insiders
The blur between leisure, learning and expertise
Internet addiction in the lives of teenagers
New forms of privilege
Misrecognition of the practice of leisure
Conclusion: reframing our gaze on internet addiction
References
Index.