The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction The Misrecognition of Leisure and Learning |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Nicola F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-7496-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.