a ISBN 978-04-6501021-9

a ISBN 0-465-01021-0

a ISBN 978-04-6503146-7

a ISBN 0-465-03146-3

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number HM851

b Item number .T86 2012

a Personal name Turkle, Sherry,

a Title Alone together :

b Remainder of title why we expect more from technology and less from each other /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Sherry Turkle.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Basic Books ,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012 .

a Extent xvii, 360 pages ;

c Dimensions 25 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-348) and index.

a Formatted contents note Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies -- Nearest neighbors -- Alive enough -- True companions -- Enchantment -- Complicities -- Love's labor lost -- Communion -- Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes -- Always on -- Growing up tethered -- No need to call -- Reduction and betrayal -- True confessions -- Anxiety -- The nostalgia of the young -- Conclusion: Necessary conversations -- Epilogue: The letter.

a Summary, etc 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.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Information technology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Interpersonal relations.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human-computer interaction.