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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Nicola F. Johnson is a Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia
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Hardcover. Etat : Like New. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Popular cultural pundits, theorists and journalists posit the overuse of the Internet as problematic, addictive or disruptive. In our daily lives, we hear stories claiming that online use interferes with relationships and that it is not healthy to spend 'excessive' time in front of computer screens. People joke about suffering from withdrawal if they cannot check their emails. Some parents worry especially about their children's use of computers and wonder whether it is to the detriment of other life experiences normally associated with childhood. Is it possible that people, some young and some not so young, are addicted to computers and Internet use? On 19 September 2007, 1 watched an Australian current affairs breakfast show called Today. They discussed virtual worlds and focused on a particular virtual online world popular with children below the age of 12. In featuring Disney'sM 'Club Penguin', one of the first questions about the game was 'Is it safe?". The answer was yes, but the question seemed to be based on a premise supposing that a virtual world of play would justify caution. The discussion then focused on the amount of usage deemed to be OK for playing "Club Penguin". What happened next seemed to be a typical link associating high usage with consequent addiction. In asking "what about addiction?", the question was positioned to be 'natural' and 'normal' to ask of a person who had limited authority to comment on the issue. However, the ----- media 'expert" (brought in as a regular guest on the show) stated that limiting children to three hours a week was suitable or preferable. What a simplistic answer to a complex issue! It is unlikely that any child will be disadvantaged and have 'bad things happen to them because they play "Club Penguin' for more than three hours a week. Having a blanket answer for parents to act on suggests not only that parents lack intelligence and require specific directives, but that all players of Club Penguin' should have the same limit on their leisure. Should we say that children should only play in the playground for three hours a week? Longer than that, they are bound to be addicted! Should we say that children should not watch television for more than an hour a day because they are likely to become addicted? Labelling someone as 'addicted to the Internet negates their ability to comprehend and critique their own practice. Children and youth are capable of monitoring this. These ridiculous, surface solutions to preferred types of leisure are not aberrant in their "safe" form. (LL). N° de réf. du vendeur Batch-FM632-LN-13137
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Gebunden. Etat : New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Nicola F. Johnson is a Senior Lecturer, Monash University, AustraliaOveruse of the internet is often characterized as problematic, disruptive, or addictive, with stories frequently claiming that online use interferes with relationships, or that exc. N° de réf. du vendeur 594955556
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