Internet addiction : a critical psychology of users / Emaline Friedman.
Jenis bahan: TeksSiri: Concepts for critical psychologyPenerbit: New York : Routledge, 2020Edisi: 1Huraian: 119 pages cmJenis kandungan: text Jenis media: unmediated Jenis pengangkutan: volumeISBN: 9780367172916; 9780367172954Ringkasan: "This important book questions the psychological construct of Internet Addiction by contextualizing it within the digital technological era. It proposes a critical psychology that investigates user subjectivity as a function of capitalism and imperialism, arguing against punitive models of digital excesses and for a critique of the political economy of the Internet affecting all users. Friedman explores the limitations of individual-centered remediations exemplified in the psychology of internet addiction. Furthermore, Friedman outlines the self-creative actions of social media users, and the data processing that exploits them in order to urge psychologists to politicize rather than pathologize the sad effects of excessive net use. The book proclaims a distinctively capitalist imperialism of the social web and studies this using the radical methods of philosopher, Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Felix Guattari. Synthesizing perspectives on digital life from sociology, economics, digital media theory, and technology studies for psychologists, this book will be of interest to academics and students in these areas, as well as psychologists and counselors interested in addressing Internet Addiction as a collective, societal ill"-- Provided by publisher.Jenis item | Perpustakaan semasa | Koleksi | Nombor panggilan | Status | Tarikh tamat tempoh | Barcode |
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Book | Perpustakaan Kementerian Perpaduan Malaysia Non- Fiction Rack - Technology | Non-fiction | 616.8584 FRI 2021 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Boleh didapati | KPN23020060 | |
Book | Perpustakaan Kementerian Perpaduan Malaysia Non- Fiction Rack - Technology | Non-fiction | 616.8584 FRI 2021 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Boleh didapati | KPN23020061 |
"This important book questions the psychological construct of Internet Addiction by contextualizing it within the digital technological era. It proposes a critical psychology that investigates user subjectivity as a function of capitalism and imperialism, arguing against punitive models of digital excesses and for a critique of the political economy of the Internet affecting all users. Friedman explores the limitations of individual-centered remediations exemplified in the psychology of internet addiction. Furthermore, Friedman outlines the self-creative actions of social media users, and the data processing that exploits them in order to urge psychologists to politicize rather than pathologize the sad effects of excessive net use. The book proclaims a distinctively capitalist imperialism of the social web and studies this using the radical methods of philosopher, Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Felix Guattari. Synthesizing perspectives on digital life from sociology, economics, digital media theory, and technology studies for psychologists, this book will be of interest to academics and students in these areas, as well as psychologists and counselors interested in addressing Internet Addiction as a collective, societal ill"-- Provided by publisher.
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