The Smartphone Paradox

The Smartphone Paradox
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9783319943190
ISBN-13 : 3319943197
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Book Synopsis The Smartphone Paradox by : Alan J. Reid

Download or read book The Smartphone Paradox written by Alan J. Reid and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Smartphone Paradox is a critical examination of our everyday mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technological balance. It includes interviews with smartphone users from a variety of backgrounds, and translates scholarly research into a conversational tone, making it easy to understand a synthesis of key findings and conclusions from a heavily-researched domain. All in all, through the lens of smartphone dependency, the book makes the argument for digital mindfulness in a device age that threatens our privacy, sociability, attention, and cognitive abilities.


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