@article{347937, recid = {347937}, author = {Turkle, Sherry.}, title = {Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other /}, publisher = {Basic Books,}, address = {New York :}, pages = {xvii, 360 p. ;}, year = {2011}, abstract = {In "Alone Together," MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for--and sacrificing--in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools, and an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between isolation and connectivity.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/347937}, }