The Smartphone Paradox Our Ruinous Dependency in the Device Age
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 o
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THE SMARTPHONE PARADOX Our Ruinous Dependency in the Device Age
The Smartphone Paradox
Alan J. Reid
The Smartphone Paradox Our Ruinous Dependency in the Device Age
Alan J. Reid Department of English Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-94318-3 ISBN 978-3-319-94319-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94319-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018950470 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: sodafish/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images Cover design by Aki Nakayama This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
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Introduction 1 A Plea for Awareness 4 You Are Your Phone 13 Kranzberg’s First Law of Technology 22 References 31
2 A Brief History of the Smartphone 35 Hello, World 39 Ubiquitous Devices 48 Smartphone Hysteria 52 References 62 3 Habit-Making Devices 67 Habit, Compulsion, and Addiction 71 Checking Habits 81 Phone Psychosis 89 References 98 4 Use. Gratify. Repeat. 105 Instant Gratification 107 The How and the Why 115 News.0 124 References 134
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5 Outsourcing Memory 141 The Degeneration Generation 145 Just Google It 155 Are We Dumb? 163 References 172 6 Digital Socialites 177 On Being Nowhere 181 Oversharing 188 #Slacktivism 196 References 203 7 Going Dark 209 Privacy and Surveillance 211 The Technoself 218 In Defense of Boredom 226 References 232 8 Conclusion 235 Mindfulness 237 Device Legislation 242 A New Generation 249 References 256 Index 259
List of Images
Image 1.1 The broad view of theoretical stances on technology. 28 Source: Author Image 2.1 The technology adoption
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