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Jennifer Schneider. Closer Together, Further Apart: The Effect of Technology and the Internet on Parenting, Work, and Relationships
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Rob Weiss
Jennifer Schneider
INTRODUCTION. The Historical Impact of Technology on Human Relationships and Communication
From Prehistory to the Start of Modern Times
The 800th Lifetime
What the Scholars and Philosophers Have to Say
The Great Leap
From Analog to Digital: Where Everything Old is New Again
Yakkety Yak, Don’t Look Back
A Recap
CHAPTER ONE. The New Generation Gap
Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation ..
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
“Hand” Writing
Gen Y versus the Board of Education
The Workplace Divide
Technology and Politics
The “Friends and Family” Plan
CHAPTER TWO. The Internet: Where Everyone Can Be Heard
Global Information Gathering: Reformatted
Wikipedia
Crowdsourcing, Crowd-Purchasing, and Crowdfunding ... Oh My!
The Doctor Is In 24/7 ... (Online)
Who Needs Rats When You’ve Got People?
Political and Social Change Begins Online
The “Arab Spring” and Beyond
Women’s Rights in Pakistan
Rural Protest in China Launches Massive Outcry
Defusing Racial and Religious Prejudice
Defusing Sexual Prejudice
It’s Ten O’Clock—Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
We Need to Talk ..
Keeping Families Connected
Filling a Much-Needed Gap
CHAPTER THREE. Parenting Healthy Children in the Digital Age
Digital Darwinism?
How Much Tech is Too Much Tech?
Kids, Tech, and Reality
Parents + Kids + Tech = Anxiety
Teens Are People Too (Sort of)
Game Stop
Raising Technological Junkies?
Technology and Learning
Look Both Ways When Entering the Digital Highway
Cyberbullying
Sexting
Online Porn
Online Predators
To Sum It Up
CHAPTER FOUR. Tech, Sex, and Love
Love and Tech Are Many-Splendored Things
Live Versus Virtual
Old Fogey Syndrome
Tech-Sexy
Men and Porn
Women and Porn
Couples and Porn
Sexnology
Man + Machine
Marital Evolution?
CHAPTER FIVE. Online Vulnerability: The Dark Side of the Force
The Not-So-Good Life: Online
Keep it Short and Sweet
Lonely + Isolated = More Narcissistic?
Smartphones = The New TV
And the Doctor Is ... Where Exactly?
The 24/7 Work Environment
The Perpetual Texter
The Perpetual Sitter
Adult Safety Online
Lack of Privacy
Cyberstalking
Adults and Sexting
Financial Scammers: Part One
Manipulation and Abuse of the Online Dating Experience
Financial Scammers: Part Two
Disturbed Relationship Intimacy
Infidelity and the Internet
Blaming the Medium
CHAPTER SIX. Technology and the “New” Addictions
Is There a New Definition for Addiction?
Technology Escalates Addiction
Processing the “Process” Addictions
The Triple-A Engine: Driving Online Addiction
Gambling Online
Digital and Online Gaming
Online Shopping and Spending Addiction
Sex Addiction: Not as Much Fun as It Sounds..
Love: The Many-Splendored Addiction
Social Media Obsession
Cross- and Co-Occurring Addictive Disorders
Obsession or Addiction?
CHAPTER SEVEN. What’s Coming Next Has Already Been
Walking the New Line Between Reality and Fantasy
Are You Real? Does It Matter?
Digital Deprivation
Tech Backlash
Opinions Aside, the Future Is Unknown
Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?
AFTERWORD
APPENDIX I. Online Protection for Children: Tracking, Filtering, and Software Options
APPENDIX II. Resources. Compulsive Gambling Resources
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Compulsive Spending Resources
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Online Video Gaming Addiction Resources
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction Resources
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Substance Abuse Resources
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Resources for Partners and Families
Books
Twelve Step Groups
Other Twelve Step Recovery Groups
Other General Resources
GLOSSARY. Getting Up to Speed with Tech Terms
NOTES. Introduction: The Historical Impact of Technology on Human Relationships and Communication
Chapter One: The New Generation Gap
Chapter Two: The Internet: Where Everyone Can Be Heard
Chapter Three: Parenting Healthy Children in the Digital Age
Chapter Four: Sex, Tech, and Love
Chapter Five: Online Vulnerability: The Dark Side of the Force
Chapter Six: Technology and the “New” Addictions
Chapter Seven: What’s Coming Next Has Already Been
READING GROUP GUIDE
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