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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Johnson, Nicola F., 1976- Multiplicities of Internet addiction. Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate, c2009 (DLC) 2008035557 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicola F Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9786611969028 6611969020 0754674967 9780754674962 0754695417 9780754695417 |
| OCLC Number: | 322509123 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (156 p.) : ill. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Nicola F. Johnson. |
Abstract:
Contests the claim that computers - specifically internet use - are addictive, arguing that use of the internet is a form of everyday leisure engaged in by many people in Western society and one which is reflective of the benefits and employment of microcomputers within society.
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