Shades of loneliness : pathologies of a technological society /
Stivers, Richard.
Shades of loneliness : pathologies of a technological society / Richard Stivers. - Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2004. - 1 online resource (xiii, 149 pages) - New social formations . - New social formations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Technology, character, and personality -- Technology and stress -- Cultural and psychological conflict -- Culture and the neurotic need for affection and for power -- Compulsive and impulsive disorders -- Narcissism and depression -- Paranoia and schizophrenia -- Shades of loneliness.
In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness. In its extreme form, loneliness assumes pathological dimensions in neurosis and schizophrenia, which reflect the contradiction between power and meaninglessness that characterizes modern life. Loneliness, in its many manifestations, seems to be the price we must pay for living in a technological world. Yet nurturing family, friend, and community ties can mitigate i.
English.
1417503599 (electronic bk.) 9781417503599 (electronic bk.) 1283616262 9781283616263 9786613928719 6613928712 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Information society.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Personality change.
Interpersonal relations.
Loneliness.
Loneliness
Interpersonal Relations
Société informatisée.
Innovations--Aspect social.
Personnalité--Changement.
Relations humaines.
Solitude.
Information society.
Interpersonal relations.
Loneliness.
Personality change.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Informationsgesellschaft
Isolation
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Eenzaamheid.
Psychosociale aspecten.
Consumptiemaatschappij.
Sociale verandering.
Technische ontwikkeling.
Electronic books.
HM851 / .S75 2004
303.48/33
Shades of loneliness : pathologies of a technological society / Richard Stivers. - Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2004. - 1 online resource (xiii, 149 pages) - New social formations . - New social formations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Technology, character, and personality -- Technology and stress -- Cultural and psychological conflict -- Culture and the neurotic need for affection and for power -- Compulsive and impulsive disorders -- Narcissism and depression -- Paranoia and schizophrenia -- Shades of loneliness.
In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness. In its extreme form, loneliness assumes pathological dimensions in neurosis and schizophrenia, which reflect the contradiction between power and meaninglessness that characterizes modern life. Loneliness, in its many manifestations, seems to be the price we must pay for living in a technological world. Yet nurturing family, friend, and community ties can mitigate i.
English.
1417503599 (electronic bk.) 9781417503599 (electronic bk.) 1283616262 9781283616263 9786613928719 6613928712 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Information society.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Personality change.
Interpersonal relations.
Loneliness.
Loneliness
Interpersonal Relations
Société informatisée.
Innovations--Aspect social.
Personnalité--Changement.
Relations humaines.
Solitude.
Information society.
Interpersonal relations.
Loneliness.
Personality change.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Informationsgesellschaft
Isolation
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Eenzaamheid.
Psychosociale aspecten.
Consumptiemaatschappij.
Sociale verandering.
Technische ontwikkeling.
Electronic books.
HM851 / .S75 2004
303.48/33